Tag: Lent
Our Lenten Journey, March 3: St. Katharine Drexel
In high society of the early 20th century, the Drexel family moved in the same circles as the Biddles, Bouviers and Astors, to name...
Our Lenten Journey, March 2: St. Josephine Bakhita
Kidnapped at age 7. Forced into slavery, sold repeatedly. Walked hundreds of miles barefoot to a slave market. This kind of ordeal should break...
Lent: Silent prayer in a noisy digital world
As Catholics, our lives shift a bit during the season of Lent, as is visibly marked on Ash Wednesday with ashes on our foreheads....
Our Lenten Journey, March 1: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
It's a fairy-tale story of a princess who fell in love and married the man of her dreams — and who also shunned wealth...
Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 28: St. Catherine of Siena
“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” ― St. Catherine of Siena
What an amazing quote from...
“Eat, Fast, Feast” book offers helpful guides for Lenten disciplines
"Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul -- A Christian Guide to Fasting" by Jay W. Richards. HarperOne (San Francisco, 2020)....
First Sunday of Lent: What place does God hold in our...
Sunday Scripture reading, March 1, 2020: First Sunday of Lent
1) Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7
Psalm 51:3-6, 12-13, 17
2) Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19
Gospel: Mt 4:1-11
What place...
Our Lenten Journey, Feb. 27: St. Kateri Tekakwitha
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, known as “The Lily of the Mohawks,” is part of the early Catholic history of North America in the 17th century....
Our Lenten Journey: Feb. 26: St. Rita of Cascia
Much like the cross we wear on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday, St. Rita of Cascia also wore a mark of faith on her...
As Great Fast begins, Ukrainian Catholic Major-Archbishop Borys Gudziak seeks...
PHILADELPHIA — Major-Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia asked for forgiveness from the faithful under his leadership and urged church...