Tag: Lent

No matter how stressful our life seems on Our Lenten Journey, at the end of the day "put it in God's hands...." Good advice...

Did you know that writer Flannery O'Connor went to Mass every day? Her faith was  important to her and she wove aspects of it...

Forgiveness is an ongoing theme this Lent, tied into the Diocesan-wide Reconciliation Monday event on April 14. While we are contemplating the sacrifices we've...

As we approach Holy Week and come closer to the end of Our Lenten Journey, let us take the words of St. Augustine to...

Just 10 days left in Lent -- how have you been faring so far on your Lenten Journey? It may have been a challenge,...

Saint Oscar Romero was a prelate in El Salvador during a violent time in that country. He watched as fellow priests were murdered, and...

There are times we may feel powerless against the sadness that surrounds us in today's world - so much darkness that it's easy to...

Prolific author and Catholic apologist G.K. Chesterton converted from "high" Anglicanism to Catholicism as an adult. Author of more than 100 books, he was...

"Prayer of St. Francis" is a much loved hymn, frequently chosen for weddings and funerals because of the beauty of its words; asking God...

Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkein is famous for his "Lord of the Rings" stories — full of grace, sacrifice, redemption and clear boundaries between good...