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The Stations of the Cross for the New Millennium
Meditations by: Rev. John T. Catoir
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We can identify with the sufferings of Jesus in so many ways: false accusations, rejection, persecution, fear, physical and mental anguish, and even death itself. Ordinarily those making the Stations of the Cross tend to focus on their own personal situation, drawing upon the courage and strength of Jesus in carrying their crosses. This way of the cross adds to that a more universal dimension of the sacrifice of Jesus, focusing on those throughout the world in whom he continues to suffer in our own day and age: victims of war, violence, injustice and physical and mental abuse. The powerful poetry of Catherine de Vinck reminds us that wherever man's inhumanity to man poisons our world, Jesus lays down His life in reparation. The illustrations of the Stations of the Cross by Bill Lutz help to underline the message of the meditations of Father John Catoir and really make them come alive on many different levels. This is truly a way of the cross for the new millennium. |
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Former Director of the Christophers and President of the Catholic Press Association of the US and
Canada, Father John Catoir is the Founder and Director of St. Jude's
Media Ministries, an organization providing public service announcements to the media featuring the good news of
the Gospel. Widely known for his syndicated TV programs and newspaper columns, he is
likewise the author of several very popular Alba House titles including Enjoy the Lord,
God Delights in You, World Religions, and Where Do You Stand with the
Church?. Bill Lutz graduated from Northwestern Michigan
College, moved to Colorado where he began a freelance career producing murals in several mid-western
and western states, wimming the Oregon biennial competition with his work Tribunal, a
painting of the scourging of Jesus. He lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife and three children
where he was asked to do the Stations for the new cathedral. Catherine
de Vinck, the mother of six and author of a dozen books of poetry was the 1975 recipient
of the Keats Poetry Prize. St. Mary's College Notre Dame, IN; St. Scholastica's in Duluth, MN and
Regis College in Weston, MA have all awarded her honorary doctorates for her literary accomplishments.
She is the author of Basket of Bread published by Alba House in 1996.