On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a cloth that, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on his way to ...

In the Sixth Station of the Cross, a woman wipes the face of Jesus. A miracle ensues insofar as the cloth she uses receives the true image of Jesus’ face. She is appropriately called “Veronica,” which ...

For one year I had the privilege to serve as the assistant Catholic chaplain at California State Prison-Sacramento, a maximum-security prison, through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. At first, I struggled ...

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