Words from the Cross by Fr Ken Barker MGL

Words from the Cross by Fr Ken Barker MGL

Paperback, 154 pages, $24.95
ISBN: 9781923224650
Published April 2025

These reflections on the seven last words of Jesus from the Cross offer fresh light on the significance of the loving sacrifice of Jesus for us.  They speak to all who hunger for a deeper journey of faith. They bring a profound message of hope to a world where many have lost their bearings. They persuade us, and convince us, of the immense love of our Saviour crucified.

Fr Ken Barker shows the Christian life to be an experience of power – the power of transfiguring love that flows through the crucified Christ into our lives and into the world. I commend this book to all who are seeking to move from lamentation to proclamation, from sorrow to joy.
- Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Archdiocese of Brisbane 

 Fr Ken Barker meditates on Jesus’ last words. For each of these words, he first offers a profound reflection on Jesus’ own self-giving, then illustrates this with moving Christian responses from both contemporary and classical figures, and concludes with an invitation to the reader to take this up in their own life.  The book offers an insight into Jesus’ love for us, and a path to enter more fully into that mystery ourselves. 
- Bishop Shane Mackinlay, Diocese of Sandhurst
 
As one who has been overwhelmed himself by the love of Christ crucified, Fr. Ken Barker has a unique ability to invite others into that same divine romance. With a combination of moving stories and profound reflections, Fr. Ken shows how Christ’s last words are spoken to each of us personally. This is a book that leads readers into the heart of Jesus. - Dr Mary Healy S.T.D., Professor in Scripture, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit. Member of Pontifical Biblical Commission.

Fr Ken Barker is the founder of the Missionaries of God’s Love (MGL), a new religious congregation of priests and brothers in the Australian Church, as well as an emerging congregation of sisters. He is involved in many works of evangelisation and renewal, and is author of popular books, including Becoming Fire, Young Men Rise Up, His Name is Mercy, Amazing Love, Alive in the Spirit, The Wonder of the Eucharist, The Way of Jesus, Fire to the Earth, Go set the world on Fire, Mary, Disciple and Mother, The Our Father, and Eternity.