By Ann Anosike Franciscan Community Volunteers, St. Cloud Jesus falls a third time despite having Simon help him carry the cross. In this experience, we witness […]
Ninth Station: Jesus Falls a Third Time
Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of his Garments
By Deacon Steve Yanish St. Francis Xavier Parish, Sartell As we arrive at the place of execution, I am shocked and ashamed as the soldiers so […]
Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
By Anita Fischer Chaplain, St. Cloud Hospital We hang crucifixes over doors in our homes, front and center in churches, around necks and fingers and even […]
Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
By Geralyn Nathe-Evans Member, St. Benedict Parish, Avon, and director of faith formation, St. Peter Parish and St. Paul Parish, St. Cloud This station brings us […]
Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down From The Cross and Placed In the Arms of His Mother
By Kristin Molitor New Evangelization coordinator for the parish cluster of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Bowlus; All Saints in Holdingford; and Immaculate Conception in St. Anna […]
Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Placed in the Tomb
By Bishop Donald Kettler Bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud John the Apostle, Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea and the holy women place Jesus’ body in […]
Stations of the Cross Closing Prayer
My Jesus, my savior, we are now at the end of the Way of the Cross, and your ultimate triumph. You showed in your great passion, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Substituting penitential practice?/ Creating fake identity
Q. I have always observed the fast and abstinence rules during Lent, but this year I find myself in a weird situation. Last summer, I decided […]