WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Walking the Stations of the Cross in Santa Leonor and La Esperanza In front of her home, Iris, a single mother of two teenagers, assembles a small altar. On it, she places an image of Jesus with his hands tied, a lit candle and bouquets of deep purple bougainvilleas. We are at the first Station of the Cross—Jesus is condemned to death—in the community of Santa Leonor. Every Friday of Lent the communities of Santa Leonor and La Esperanza organize this Way of the Cross. Today, the theme focuses on youth. We read Mark 15:1–15 (Jesus before Pilate) and then meditate on how our young people are also condemned to death through lack of opportunities. In the town of Cojutepeque,...
