The Stations of the Cross, also called the "Way of the Cross," or "Via Crucis," refers to the devotional prayer practice that commemorates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ...

Every year, the majority of Christians around the world, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, participate in what is arguably one of the most counter-cultural traditions — the season of Lent. This ...

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) is a Doctor of the Church and a spiritual giant. His life commitment to prayer and writing about prayer will be forever cherished in the Catholic tradition. Prayer is ...

Begun as a Catholic tradition, the Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, allows Christians around the world to meditate on the 14 stations of the cross. It is a tradition that is ...

Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening. With Italy still facing coronavirus restrictions, this was the second year in ...

I own and have read dozens, possibly hundreds, of books on prayer. A whole bookcase, right next to my desk, is filled with them: Dom Gregory Dix’s The Shape of the Liturgy, Roberta Bondi’s To Pray and ...

The path itself is less than a half-mile long, but it embodies some of the most vivid and wrenching images in the Christian Bible. It is the Way of the Cross, the path that Jesus walked while carrying ...

Norwich ― People participated in the Way of the Cross, an ecumenical procession of prayer, on Good Friday.