The Heritage of Pilgrimage – Podcast
Dr. Italy, in this 14 minute podcast, discusses the central and constant role pi...
Dr. Italy, in this 14 minute podcast, discusses the central and constant role pi...
2 minute trailer for the new video Bible Study series from Ascension Press, Jesu...
The Passion of Perpetua and Feliciy contains the prison diary of Vibia Perpetua a young woman martyred in Carthage in the third century AD. This is on...
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In this 14 minute podcast excerpt from the SonRise Morning Show, Anna Mitchell interviews Dr. Italy on the subject of the third pillar of Lenten penan...
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28 November, 2016Most Americans tend to think of religion as something rather fluid. It’s very common for us to say things like “all religions are basicall...
12 February, 2016The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is too great of an event to celebrate for only one day! Following the Jewish practice of celebrating the Passover for eight days (an “octave”), the early Church celebrated Easter in high gear for an entire week. One great way for us to continue this tradition is to read a different resurrection Scripture each day of Easter week and attend the Eucharist daily, or at least on as many days during the Easter octave as we can.
Mon. Mt. 28: 8-15 Mary Magdalene & the women meet Jesus on the way back from the empty tomb
Tues. Jn. 20: 11-18 Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Christ and her report to the disciples
Wed. Lk. 24: 13-35 Jesus’ appearance to two disciples on the road to Emmaus
Thurs. Lk. 24: 35-48 The Lord appears to the disciples in Jerusalem, showing them his hands & feet
Fri. Jn. 21: 1-14 Six disciples fishing have a miraculous catch; Jesus’ question to Peter: “Do you love me?”
Sat. Mk. 16: 9-15 The risen Christ rebukes the apostles for their unbelief and commissions them to preach the Good News to the whole world
Sun. Jn. 20: 19-31 Doubting Thomas puts his fingers in Jesus’ hands and feet and exclaims “My Lord and my God!”
Banner/featured image by Leann Weissmann on Scopio. Used with permission.
For more resources for the Easter Season, see the EASTER section of the Crossroads Initiative Library.
For more on Palm Sunday and Holy Week, see the Resurrection section of the Crossroads Initiative Library.
From a colorful and varied background as a professor of theology, a father of five, business owner, and professional performer Marcellino D’Ambrosio (aka “Dr. Italy”) crafts talks, blog posts, books, and videos that are always fascinating, practical, and easy to understand. He is a popular speaker, TV and radio personality, New York Times best-selling author, and pilgrimage host who has been leading people on a journey of discovery for over thirty years. For a fuller bio and video, visit the Dr. Italy page. For a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Dr. Italy, click here.
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