Tag: Lent
“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...
Prayer, almsgiving, fasting: How to approach Lent as a family
Incorporating children into our Lenten journey can be difficult for parents. I know it was for me, until one year, when I was at...
Ash Wednesday: Story of a death-row inmate who chose to emphasize...
I first met Glenn in the summer of 2000 after I had begun a weekly ministry on Ohio's death row. In early 2006 I...
Catholics ‘unfriend’ social media, choose ‘digital detox’ for Lent
BALTIMORE — No selfies. No cat videos. Not even an artfully composed photo of avocado toast.
Come Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, Sheila Wheltle’s social media...
Our Lenten Journey, April 19, 2019
Quotes of the day:
"As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he...
Our Lenten Journey, April 18, 2019
Quotes of the Day:
"How many of you say: I should like to see His face, His garments, His shoes. You do see Him, you...