--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | Danielle Peters description: Danielle Peters | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Unity-Cross1-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/25/standing-by-the-cross-of-jesus) ## ["Standing by the Cross of Jesus was His Mother" (Jn 19:25)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/25/standing-by-the-cross-of-jesus) Published by [Danielle Peters](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/danielle-peters) The crucifix pictured above uniquely interprets the last recorded encounter of the Blessed Mother and her Son, Jesus. Its Brazilian artist, Fr. Angel Vincente, created this crucifix in 1960 and gifted it to the Schoenstatt Shrine in Santiago, Chile. Due to the close union between Christ and Mary depicted on the image it received the name *Unity Cross*. Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 25, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/25/standing-by-the-cross-of-jesus) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [Holy Week](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/holy-week) / [Danielle Peters](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/danielle-peters) / [daniellepeters](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/daniellepeters) / [Good Friday](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/good-friday) / [Mary](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mary) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Danielle%20Peters) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fdanielle-peters%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Blog Posts (113)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) - [Easter (24)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) - [Mass for Millennials (21)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mass-for-millennials) - [mystagogy (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) - [timothypomalley (13)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/timothypomalley) - [Notre Dame (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life