Holy Week is an invitation to walk the way of the cross with Jesus.
It is also an invitation to walk alongside others as together we look to the mystery of the cross, which unveils the true face of God—the God who loves us to the end.
Recognising that many in ‘Generation Alpha’ may go through Holy Week and Easter without grasping the true significance of the season, Fr Rob Galea speaks with us about ICON Ministry’s ground-breaking new Roblox video game, MetaSaint, which invites this generation to discover—perhaps for the first time—the beauty and wonder of Jesus Christ this Easter.
We also step into T Cavallaro & Sons Pasticceria, the beloved Footscray institution specialising in Sicilian cannoli, biscotti and celebration cakes. Tony Cavallaro shares his passion for carrying on his family’s legacy, and how, especially at Easter, they seek to offer their customers not just sweets but a sense of community and tradition, as well as the ‘peace and serenity’ of the Lamb of God.
Also this Holy Week, Archbishop Peter A Comensoli invites us to walk with Jesus and his companions in the way of the cross, and we explore the ways that ecumenical walks such the Way of the Cross in Melbourne’s CBD on Good Friday offer powerful opportunities for witness and encounter as we ‘carry the cross’ together. We look at some of the ways chaplains and pastoral care teams in hospitals, hospices and aged care homes are caring for patients and residents this Easter. We reflect on how God’s power is revealed not in saving himself from the cross, but by remaining in solidarity with us, his broken creation. And as we journey into Holy Week, we explore five films that can draw us deeper into the mysteries of sin, suffering, death and redemption.
Finally, on Monday we marked the anniversary of Caroline Chisholm’s death. We revisit a moment in 1846 when she found herself caught in the crossfire of a sectarian war of words. How she responded tells us a lot about how we too might resist the temptations of polarisation and distrust in our own age.
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