Inspiring meditations on the Way of the Cross for everyone s life journey. When popular writer Joan Chittister heard that artist Janet McKenzie painted the fifteen stations of the cross, she was eager to write the accompanying text her first book-length treatment of the stations. Appropriate for Lent and throughout the rest of the year, Chittister s reflections on the stations provide a guide for all of us on how to overcome obstacles and direct our path to a life that is newly fulfilling.