Good Friday Has Changed — Most Catholics Don't Know This (with Father Mawdsley)

About this episode

The episode discusses the changes in the observance of Good Friday and the deeper understanding of Holy Week in Catholicism with Father Mawdsley.

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Holy Week hits different when you stop treating it like a reenactment and start treating it like formation. We sit down with Father Mawdsley to talk about the older Catholic instincts that the liturgy can rebuild: steady trust under pressure, clarity about what the Church is doing at the altar, and the quiet courage to refuse performative participat...

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Host: Avoiding Babylon Crew

Guest: Father Mawdsley

Topics covered

• Good Friday
• Catholicism
• Holy Week
• liturgy
• spiritual formation

Keywords

• Good Friday
• Catholic
• Holy Week
• liturgy
• spirituality
• formation
• Father Mawdsley

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