After 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was targeted in a hate-crime--shot in the face--because he is Muslim. Now, his faith is motivating him to save the life of the man who attacked him. Listen to the NPR interview with Rais here. We all must learn from his ability to forgive.
Easter Sunday: Praying with Mary Magdalene
In the purple light of the morning, sitting front of the empty, open tomb, Mary Magdalene weeps in the garden alone. ‘How could they have taken my Lord? Who did this?’ She pushes herself up off the rock, wiping under her eyes with her red scarf and wrapping it more tightly around her. Once again, she …
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Holy Saturday: Praying with the Apostles
Holy Saturday is a day of waiting and anxiety. I imagine the apostles holed up in a small room in Jerusalem, waiting for the Roman soldiers to come arrest them. The authorities have already crucified Jesus, and the apostles expect that they are next. Waiting for their deaths, many of them doubt the promise that …
Good Friday: Praying with Peter
Today, I think of the apostle Peter, who in the early morning of Good Friday denied Jesus three times. After Jesus was arrested, numerous people came to him, asking if he knew Jesus. 69 Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of …
Holy Thursday: Praying with Jesus
Today, Catholics move into the most prayerful and solemn time of the Church year—the Triduum, which is made up of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. These days prepare us for the highest Christian holiday, Easter Sunday, which celebrates Jesus’ resurrection from the dead after his crucifixion. For each day of the Triduum, I …
JORDAN DENARI DUFFNER 