Come to think of it, Holy Week is a week long Drag festival. The many high church liturgical expressions are a kind of drag. Sinakulo is drag. People dressing up as biblical characters is a form of drag. Procession of dressed up statues of biblical characters is a kind of drag… Yung mga Maria ay […]
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Good Friday Reflection 2023
This Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ death on the cross. We remember how he was betrayed by one of his own disciples, how he was arrested, beaten, and mocked by soldiers, and how he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. We remember how he carried his own cross to Golgotha, where he was nailed to […]
Maundy Thursday Reflection 2023
This Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus’ last meal with his disciples before his death. We remember how he took bread and wine, blessed them, and gave them to his disciples saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” We remember how he washed his disciples’ feet, showing us that […]
Queer Way of The Cross
INCLUSIVE CREED We believe in God, Mother and Father to us all, Our One Parent Creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus, the Christ, begotten Child of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. On the […]
Good Friday: Is There Good News In The Cross For The LGBT+?
Is there any good news in the cross of Jesus Christ for the LGBTQIA+ individuals, when in truth, the death of Jesus on the cross has been used to oppress us? Rev Joseph Tiu San Jose of Open Table MCC has insights on what it means to be an LGBTQIA+ Christian this Holy Week. […]