Praying the Steps: A Good Friday Tradition

Text by Susan Hines-Brigger, photos by Don Nesbitt

"Praying the Steps" to Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a Good Friday tradition for 150 years.

The Lord's Supper: Ancient Story, New Beginning

By Marc Greenberg

What Jesus revealed at the Last Supper led one Jewish man from the Seders of his youth to the Eucharist, the Bread of Life.

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Steps of Faith: Pilgrimage to Chimayo
On Good Friday, our country's largest religious pilgrimage converges on a modest adobe chapel in New Mexico. Up to 300,000 people visit it throughout the year. By Marion Amberg

Al Smith IV: A Legacy of Giving
Much like his famous great-grandfather, this Catholic philanthropist is using his personal and political contacts to help the less fortunate. By Peter Feuerherd

'When I Was Hungry': The Meaning of Mercy
On Divine Mercy Sunday, we are reminded to be merciful. Leading Jesuit theologian Father James Keenan reflects on what that means. By John Feister

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