The Lenten season ends with next week’s celebration of Holy Week and then the Easter Triduum—the three-day celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection. In Catholic parishes like my own, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Catholics will gather to pray and recall the great events which gave us life, and welcome new members. In these final days of Lent, the Church’s liturgy begins to focus on Christ’s passion and death. The Scripture stories are a large part of the liturgical celebrations in these days. To help your listeners understand the biblical stories, we’ll visit with one of our country’s most prominent Catholic biblical scholars, Father Donald Senior, president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission in Rome. Father Senior will talk about the holy city of Jerusalem and the Passion Narratives in the Gospels.

Producer Judy Zarick wraps up her series of “Living Faith” interviews with members of local RCIA programs welcoming new members into the Church, and our weekly “Catholic Treasures” will feature Lent-related topics.

I will remember your listeners and your radio ministry in my prayers during these days. Together, may we celebrate the Church’s holiest days and the richness of our faith! Let’s thank God for the privilege of bringing that richness to your listeners with American Catholic Radio!

Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M.

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Highlights from this episode include:

St. Benedict the Black

Fred Seamon, convert to Catholicism, is part of the RCIA team at St. Clement Parish in Chicago, Illinois.

Is there a protocol to request a home blessing? May I attend my grandchild’s Baptism in a Protestant church? What is a High Mass? Can a single person attain holiness?

The story of raising Lazarus

Passionist Father Donald Senior discusses the holy city of Jerusalem.

Highlights from this episode include:

Pope St. Martin I

Tuck Coon, RCIA sponsor at St. John the Evangelist in Naples, Florida, talks about his faith journey.

Is it true that homosexual orientation is not sinful in itself? How can I encourage my gay sons to return to the Church? Did Lucifer and the fallen angels have free will?

The account of Jesus’ passion and death from the Gospel of John

Passionist Father Donald Senior discusses John’s passion narrative.