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First Sunday of Lent: our annual opportunity to enter the struggle
… Mary M. McGlone … As we begin Lent, Luke tells us a story in which the challenge of tempting Jesus makes the devil so desperate … and genuine relationship with God and others. The Son of God chose to enter into the struggle. Lent is our annual opportunity to do the same. [Mary M. McGlone is a Sister of St. Joseph …
Lent is a time for a little less hypocrisy, pope says
… Cindy Wooden … Catholic News Service … Lent is a time to ask for God's grace to chip away at hypocrisy, which is seen in the natural … than we are," Pope Francis said. "I must appear to be what I am, and that is our work in Lent," the pope said March 8 during his early morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae … look for clothing for someone who is without — when you focus on that, you are truly fasting." Lent, the pope said, is a time to practice humility and try to bring the reality of one's life …
Adults have much to learn from children about how to do Lent
… loves us so much that a second chance comes easily. Perhaps this child's experience is what Lent is like for us. It's a time-out. It provides the space and time for us to stop and think … to the world; how we spend our Sundays; how well we strive to be people with integrity. During Lent, we might read children's books and watch children's movies that reflect the themes of … seem quite sufficient for them. Children take us by the hand. Children look at us in wonder. Lent, which carries with it the gruesome reality of the death of Jesus, is seen through the eyes …
Copy Desk Daily, March 8, 2019
… in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned for GSR reporting from the event. Sr. Susan Rose Francois began Lent this year without a Lenten intention. But something came to her while in prayer on Ash …
Update: Lockwood made 'singular contribution' to Catholic publishing
… rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light" (Mt 11:28-30). Have a blessed Lent. Live those traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving for the whole season. …
Fasting from food, feeding on the Bible during Lent
… Thomas Reese … Religion News Service … "What are you giving up for Lent?" is a question Catholics direct at each other this time of year. "Giving up" usually … Jesus, who spent 40 days fasting in the desert. The practice of fasting during the 40 days of Lent used to be mandatory for Catholics, with no eating between meals. Also, breakfast and lunch … Martin’s non-Catholic college roommates found out he was planning to give up something for Lent, they responded that he shouldn’t be the one to decide; he could cheat and pick something he …
Begin Lent with authentic intent
… bring his peace and the fullness of life into our world. This Wednesday we start the season of Lent. I'm sure we're all aware that that's a time of special prayer, special fasting, penance of … kind or another because it's a time for us to be converted. That's why we have the season of Lent, so that we can undergo every year a new conversion to the way of Jesus. So this year … our family, and into our world. I sincerely hope that each of us will begin this season of Lent with that intent to become an authentic disciple of Jesus, following his way of goodness and …
As we enter Lent, it is time to scrutinize our lives
… me. I was celebrating 29 years with them; Mamma Sessay did not even have two days with hers. Lent is the season where we wrestle with the times that we need repentance and reconciliation. It … We ask those who are in formation, preparing for full Communion or baptism, to spend Lent as a time of retreat; to scrutinize their lives with the intention of being fully able to …
A season of renewal, recovery, discovery
… is around the corner and the dreariness of winter still seems to be holding court. This year, Lent is late — a conundrum of the calendar, perfectly suited to the times we're living in. … we must. This season is as much about repentance as it is about renewal. In fact, maybe Lent is more about light than darkness, about lightening our load and reprioritizing our lives. Lent is about being real. And perhaps, that is exactly where we need to be. The seasons are …
Copy Desk Daily, March 7, 2019
… aims to get laypeople, especially young women, engaged with sisters. Will you go vegan for Lent? It seems like Pope Francis probably will not, going by the letter sent on his behalf to …
Pope sends blessing but no vegan promises to 12-year-old activist
… Brian Roewe … It doesn't appear a vegan diet will be on Pope Francis' plate this Lent. As the 40-day liturgical season began March 6 with Ash Wednesday, the 12-year-old animal rights activist who had challenged Francis to adopt during Lent a vegan lifestyle — forgoing animal-based foods and products — shared a letter she received … She also made one more request: an opportunity to share a vegan meal with him sometime during Lent. Matthew Glover, CEO of Million Dollar Vegan, also expressed his gratitude for the pope's …
Copy Desk Daily, March 6, 2019
… place as a new arrival to the conservative Catholic scene. Today is the first day of Lent, and our … Daily Lenten Reflections … series begins in earnest (though the lead-up …
Ash Wednesday
… much was offered. … Homily: Ash Wednesday … By Lawrence Mick So we begin another season of Lent. Those of you who are as old as I am will remember Lent as a more severe season than it seems to be today. The fasting required was more challenging; adults had to fast every day of Lent, not just Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Abstinence was an everyday thing, not just on …
Copy Desk Daily, March 5, 2019
… border … . An either-or consciousness is not going to get us to a new future. As we go into Lent, Sr. Nancy Sylvester reflects on how Jesus teaches a different way, and it's time to … …
God in the village, ashes on the street
… worked in our environs would also find in this ritual an opportunity to ground themselves for Lent . The response was far greater than we could have imagined. We signed well over 100 people …
Give up gossiping for Lent, pope suggests
… Cindy Wooden … Catholic News Service … Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying … in finding the bad things in others and not seeing our own." Speaking the Sunday before Lent was to begin, Pope Francis said it would be great if everyone tried during Lent to reflect on Jesus' words to see the faults only of others and on the temptation of gossip. …
Fasting to feasting: Embracing Lent
… Gertrud Mueller Nelson … Feasting, then fasting for the feast … Lent has always been a tough subject and season for me to embrace. I suppose it was meant to be. … everywhere have pulled up its antidote or opposite to precede our serious buckling down to Lent. We call it: Carnival, Fasching, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Shrovetide, Pancake Fest, even … Fasching is Southern German or Austrian and it refers only to the days that precede Lent. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the season when we confess our …
Copy Desk Daily, March 4, 2019
… 'twin crises' of sex abuse, leadership failure Ash Wednesday is this week. Get a head start on Lent with Daily Lenten Reflections, a new series for NCRonline.org. Check back every weekday for a new reflection. … Read: … Fasting to feasting: Embracing Lent Tedious Meetings. Thousands of miles of travel. Eating unusual food on the go. This is the …
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… our faith more deeply with one another. … 1 CORINTHIANS 15:54-58 … On our last Sunday before Lent, we again hear Paul talk about Christ’s resurrection. As we have seen, the truth of bodily … to us. … Planning: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time … By Lawrence Mick This last Sunday before Lent offers us a rich array of themes that lead us right into this season of conversion and … reconciliation. Speaking our faults in confession should be an integral part of the season of Lent. Can that idea find its way into the petitions today, perhaps praying that we will use Lent …
New report addresses church's 'twin crises' of sex abuse, leadership failure
… Likewise, it suggests greater collaboration in bishop successions. The Leadership Roundtable lent support to several initiatives that the U.S. bishops considered at their November meeting. …