A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT
Was it fear that caused Jesus to cry out to his Father, to sweat blood in the garden of Gethseman? Yes, intense fear can cause a human being to sweat blood, but it was something much more for Jesus. You see God’s presence, which had been Jesus’ strength and support all these years, was now gone. He began to feel …
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, …
GOD IS WORKING OVERTIME! We are so blessed and excited that our “Wilde Award” nominated musical, The Cross and the Light, is now touring as a Spectacular Musical Concert and Digital Media Experience with 21 performances in five churches within the Archdiocese of Detroit running April 16 – May 16, 2015. Seven incredible singers will take you on a deeply …
If you had told me in my twenties that at fifty-three I would be a devout Catholic mother-of-five and the creator and Executive Producer of a nationally touring musical of Christ’s Passion to Pentecost, I would have laughed in your face! You see, I wasn’t always a Christian, and The Cross and the Light (TCTL) isn’t just a musical. TCTL …
“One Heart, One Mind, One Faith” is focused on two of the most important parts of our faith: forgiveness and authority. In this scene, Jesus tells Peter that he forgives him, but Peter can’t seem to forgive himself. (I find that I’m a lot like Peter. Jesus forgives me, but I can’t seem to forgive myself at times.) Jesus starts …
‘Living Stations of the Cross’ began in Farmington, now expands to Detroit. By Karla Dorweiler (Open Post) – April 3, 2011 12:14 am ET Eleven years ago on Good Friday, Kelly Nieto sat weeping in the pews at in Farmington. The Farmington resident and her husband, Dominic, had just attended the Stations of the Cross—a Catholic Lenten devotion reflecting on …
February 26, 2012 by Kathy Schiffer 2 Comments Looking for a way to deepen your Lenten experience this year? If you’re in southeastern Michigan, consider attending a performance of The Living Stations of the Cross at Detroit’s Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Read the story: The music minister opened the door of the confessional, and it was stuffed top …
Posted on March 24, 2013 by menblog By John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Special Writer March 24, 2013 Religious inspiration comes in many forms. Kelly Garver Nieto’s hit her like a ton of Babylon bricks while she was attending her first-ever Good Friday service in 2000. It was while praying the Stations of the Cross, which uses 14 sequential images to …
March 23, 2013 by Kathy Schiffer 0 Comments For just one week, the stage at Detroit’s Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts will be transformed into the hills and dusty roads near Jerusalem, as “The Cross and the Light” is performed live each day from Palm Sunday through Easter. The acclaimed musical dramatization of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection …
SAGINAW – “The Cross and the Light Concert Experience” will be performed at the upcoming MYE Faith youth event on Aug. 8, 2015 at Saginaw Valley State University. “The Cross and the Light Concert Experience” is a musical performance about Jesus produced by former Miss Michigan and Miss America Runner-up, Kelly Nieto. “The Cross and the Light” has been performed …