How Does the San Damiano Cross Speak of Passion and Resurrection?
The San Damiano Cross is the most iconic of all Franciscan symbols. Yet, does it only speak of the torment of the crucifixion as so many other crucifixes do, or does it lead us to a more profound but overlooked contemplation on salvation and glory?
Jim Sabak, OFM
Chair, American Franciscan Liturgical Commission
Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM is a Franciscan friar of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He received his doctorate from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 2012. Jim has taught at Sienna College in Albany, New York; The Catholic University in Washington, DC; and also at the Franciscan School of Theology in San Diego. Fr. Jim is a member of Societas Liturgica, the international society on scholarship in the liturgy, and current chair of the American Franciscan Liturgical Commission.