Tag: Lent

Among many reasons to return to the Church: "Because we made mistakes. Some of us become burdened with the weight of accumulated sin. We...

“What can a poor creature like myself do, who has had so little to forgive others and has so much to be forgiven herself?”...

As we approach Holy Week and look forward to the promise of Easter joy, we may look back on the last month or so...

“God shows us the way to turn back to him and invites us to experience his closeness anew.”  — Pope Francis Connecting the concepts of...

"Loving others is a spiritual force" that draws people closer to God, Pope Francis wrote in 2013, his papacy's first year. In this way,...

Today’s reflection: “Individual and integral confession and absolution constitute the only ordinary way by which the faithful person who is aware of serious sin is...

Today’s reflection: “Ye who are weary come home, Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling, ‘O sinner come home.’” — William L. Thompson Todays' reflection is taken...

Sunday Scripture reading, April 3, 2022: Fifth Sunday of Lent 1) Is 43:16-21  Psalm 126:1-6 2) Phil 3:8-14  Gospel: Jn 8:1-11 We unite ourselves in solidarity and...

Today’s reflection: "What exactly are we talking about when we speak of repentance? First and most simply, to repent means to recognize the reality of...

Today’s reflection: "Sin is an outbreak of darkness in a kingdom of light; it cannot be glossed over. Sin is the antithesis of the happiness...