The Last Supper

He took a towel and tied it around his waist. (John 13:4) After my mother died we divvied up her things. One thing I wanted badly was one of her aprons. You know the kind: large bib, long strings, and at least one pocket. Now every time I…

Tonight we begin a journey that takes us from the table to the cross and onward to new life lived in the shadow of that cross and in the light of the Risen Son. And so we wash feet. What a strange time Jesus chose to wash feet — during…

On this day of the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ we usually focus on the Eucharist as being spiritual food provided to the faithful. We speak of the eucharistic table and meal, of eating the body of Christ, and of drinking…