John Foley, SJ
They soften his pathway, laying out palm branches before him and even spreading their own coats on the road. He is their man. They treat him as a king!
Ron Rolheiser
The Cross as Revealing the Inner Life of God
The cross, then, is the ultimate icon, the real depiction of the Holy. It shows us God’s heart, the inner life of the Trinity.
Eleonore Stump
Where is that divinely promised, everlasting righteous kingship of the Davidic line? What is there, after all, to yell “hosanna” about?
Gerald Darring
Today’s liturgy teaches us “to welcome our suffering,” to bear witness to God by following Christ’s example of suffering.
Anne Osdieck
Jesus endured the sense of being abandoned by the one he loved most, his Abba. He chose to experience all of humanity’s worst suffering. What does this tell us?