This Lent, as in years past, the longtime music director at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Mary Jones Rhodes, has organized a program called “The Seven Last Words”. She has chosen songs for ...

Two thoughtful Christian writers meditate on Jesus' biblical "seven last words" from the cross, a classic form of Christian devotion, in recent little books: "Cross-Shattered Christ" (Brazos) by Duke ...

Editor’s note: For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the seven times Jesus speaks from the cross on Good Friday.

You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain. During these hours ...

Answer: As we approach Good Friday and Easter, I would like to reflect on the seven last sayings of Jesus on the cross. They are not all found in any one Gospel, but they are recorded in the four ...