Passion of the Christ

Jesus As Political Cynic

The world can be saved from itself only by a Savior who ruthlessly exposes the greed and libido dominandi that lurk behind captivating screens of civility and piety. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2023

Suffering and Sanctification

by Mark Bauerlein

Harold Senkbeil joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley.
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16 Sep 2021

Good Friday in America

by Raymond J. de Souza

The distinctive Protestant culture of the United States does not emphasize Holy Week or Good Friday, as is customary in Catholic cultures. Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2021

Meditating on COVID-19

by Hans Boersma

Does our collective preoccupation with the coronavirus get in the way of our ecclesial calling to meditate upon Jesus’s passion? Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2020

The Power of the Cross

by George Weigel

The temptation to reduce Christianity to a comfortable lifestyle option has been around a long time. Against Christian happy-talk, the Cross stands in stark relief. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2017

The celebration of the Passion of the Lord is dramatic. It is the climax of all sacrifice. The curtain is torn. The temple is destroyed. On this day, when “Christ our passover was sacrificed,” the Christians fall prostrate in grief and sorrow. The whole range of human emotions experienced in the life of Christ are now on bended knee—sorrowful suffering, dripping blood, bloody flesh—the grief is palpable. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2015

Gethsemane

by Jeff Peabody

Gethsemane means “olive press.”A place where the fruit of the tree is crushed and squeezedand the unbearable pressure releases the oil inside.And as the will of the Fathermet the will of the Son,the unbearable pressurecrushing and squeezing him,the thorns of our wasteland digging ever deeper,the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, Ten Years Later

by William Doino Jr.

It has now been ten years since Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was released. The movie remains in many ways a cultural barometer of the way Christianity is perceived in America, for better and worse. From the moment Gibson announced his intention to make The Passion, his personal life . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2014