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Using antiphons in the liturgy
… as a joyful call to praise God, and is introduced with an antiphon for the season. Even during Lent the antiphon summons the assembly to praise: "Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for …
We must wade in the waters each day
… to him through the water. I think of those people, whom I have loved and left and lost, every Lent, as the days grow close to Easter. I think of the catechumens, now the elect, who are …
Rachel Held Evans, Christian writer of honesty and humor, dies at age 37
… "Death is a part of life," Evans wrote this year in a Facebook post at the beginning of Lent, the solemn time of penance and fasting many Christians observe leading up to Easter. "My …
Planting seeds with rosary beads
… Brian Harper … The transition from Lent to Eastertide can be jarring. In just a week, the church marks Jesus' acclaim on Palm … else can give way to devouring or — in the event that we determine to "do something" for Lent — the chains of obligation give way to freedom. I am usually not particularly good at Lent. My resolutions either lack enough specificity for me to adequately measure success (e.g., …
Copy Desk Daily, May 2, 2019
… and transforms members Young Voices columnist Brian Harper says he's usually not good at Lent, but this year fulfilled his goal to pray the rosary (almost) daily. How did that turn out? …
Links for 5/2/19
… Scholar at Notre Dame University’s Center for Ethics and Culture.” Why Notre Dame would have lent its good name to this trafficker in Trumpian anti-Francis propaganda in the first place, I …
Turn it upside down
… he sees, what the new settlers see: their real world; not a memory of a past ideal. Before Lent began, we read the Creation story from Genesis. This month we encounter it again at the …
Mystagogia in the parish
… And it may challenge our own perspectives that we cannot do one more thing after the rigors of Lent and the exhausting work of the Triduum. But think again. Even when Pentecost comes, it …
Lock them up, but do it quietly
… what we missed. Michelle Alexander's book and our discussions bring me to write here for our Lent 2019. Midway through April we keep the Triduum and that is entrance to the 50 days of … those sent to prison. Where did all of that go? If you wonder the same, you might do some late-Lent reading of Michelle Alexander's book. You'll see how the so-called War on Drugs was designed … can speak to us about such matters. What do the deeds of Triduum — the three days between Lent's end and the Easter season — what do they sing and say and do to confront our …
Alleluia is our song
… is a key to understanding its use in the liturgy throughout the year (except during Lent, when it is omitted entirely) and to its theological and spiritual import. Through baptism …
Our Lenten journey culminates in the vigil's powerful catechesis
… Gabe Huck … In 2005 and 2004 the homilies given here for late Lent were something of a summons to the assembly to fulfill their right, duty and need to take … preacher, little by little over the years, must unfold the mysteries of the paschal season, of Lent and of Easter and so of conversion and the full process of initiation and reconciliation, … is even longer, for we entered these three days only after we had observed the disciplines of Lent's Forty Days. Like athletes preparing for the contest, like skilled musicians making ready …
Copy Desk Daily, April 18, 2019
… Treat them with compassion, care and tenderness." Holy Thursday's mandate : Mark the end of Lent with today's Daily Lenten Reflection. Look for Daily Easter Reflections beginning Easter …
Not too tidy: joy and holiness
… philosophy of decluttering has somehow made its way into my life. The past few weeks, as Lent has come to a close and Easter quickly approaches, a question has kept surfacing in real and … both hold sacred space for others and be held in the sacred space God calls us to dwell in. As Lent comes to a close and Easter approaches, we bear witness to the hopeful work of this season, …
Via Crucis on US streets: Faithful accompany Jesus in his suffering
… 14 Stations through various ways, personally or as part of a community, each Friday throughout Lent and especially on Good Friday. According to De Anda, the Latino Via Crucis procession is a …
Copy Desk Daily, April 15, 2019
… on LGBT people — something that took a turn for him when his brother came out as gay. … Lent is a time of listening … , writes Sr. Nancy Sylvester — listening to Jesus, to what is …
Dancing with the stars
… Barbara O'Neil … Lent ends at sundown on Holy Thursday, and the church pulls out all the stops. The symbols and …
Would Pope Francis back the Green New Deal?
… . At least two faith groups, Franciscan Action Network and the interreligious GreenFaith, have lent support to the resolution. Misleh of Catholic Climate Covenant called the Green New Deal …
The Triduum takes us to the heart of God's saving work in us
… the whole assembly in this rite. Both homilies presume that the parish has done its best with Lent and comes to the Triduum energized, exhausted, discouraged and in anticipation of the Vigil … surrounded. That is the next and bigger circle. We do not get where we are tonight without Lent. The 40 days of Lent prepare us with our various attempts to remake our church and ourselves: praying, fasting and giving alms of time and money and whatever else we can. Lent's work is to bring us back to the life we entered and promised at baptism. We never quite …
Copy Desk Daily, April 12, 2019
… spark joy?" keeps surfacing. Sister Colleen writes about the thoughts that's provoked during Lent in … Not too tidy: joy and holiness … . … Faith leaders trek to Honduras … to learn why …
Catholic leaders condemn bulldozing of crosses at site of executions
… killings" by failing consult religious representatives." "This demolition has taken place in Lent, furthermore, when Christians direct attention to the cross of Christ, the symbol of …