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Lent is time to let go of 'destructive' selfishness, pope says
… lack of concern for the good of others and even of oneself," the pope said in his message for Lent , which begins March 6 for Latin-rite Catholics. "Unless we tend constantly toward Easter, … time where Christians can renew themselves through "repentance, conversion and forgiveness." "Lent is a sacramental sign of this conversion," the pope said. "It invites Christians to embody …
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
… will too. Considering what this requires of us is a good way to enter the immanent season of Lent. … Penitential Act … Lord Jesus, you challenge us to move beyond our natural inclinations: …
Francis must fix cover-up culture that John Paul II enabled
… to raise money as the abuse settlements climbed. Buy low, sell high. Secretary of State Sodano lent his presence for a 2005 company launch in the city of cities before Follieri was indicted …
New stars of the left need to learn to persuade
… New Deal. Without her focus, would we even be talking about it? I doubt it. But, Ocasio-Cortez lent more than her star power to the cause. She also lent her not-ready-for-prime-time amateurishness to the cause. There is something to be said for …
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… us readings we don’t often hear, since they often get lost in the shift from Ordinary Time to Lent/Easter and back again. Since Easter is relatively late this year (April 21), we get a few extra weeks of Ordinary Time before Lent begins. Today’s texts fit well into the run up to Lent. They present us with decisions about the choices we make in life, which is what Lent does …
Books explore Merton the writer, Religion 101 and Antarctic ice
… Diane Scharper … During Lent, Trappist Fr. Thomas Merton was irate when the Passion was read in what he described as an …
Put down the pizza, Francis: 12-year-old girl challenges pope to go vegan this Lent
… Brian Roewe … Set aside the cheese pizza, Pope Francis … at least just for Lent. That's the challenge a 12-year-old animal rights activist has posed to the pope, asking him … liturgical season, which begins March 6 with Ash Wednesday. "As we approach the period of Lent — a season of reflection and hope — I write to you today with the utmost respect and … has encouraged its network of 650-plus Catholic organizations to eat vegetarian meals during Lent this year. Adopting a vegan lifestyle can be arduous on its own, but it becomes perhaps even …
For Catholics in the church's 'middle,' patience has run out
… He was also someone, as cardinal and former archbishop of Washington, whose endorsement lent unimpeachable credibility to any endeavor. "I think the McCarrick revelation — if it had …
Living and praying with Mark in Ordinary Time
… Time," that part of the liturgical year that is not Advent, not Christmas season, not Lent and not Easter time. Technically, it is called "ordinary" not because it is unspectacular, … passages from Mark's Gospel. We will get through 10 chapters of Mark before reaching Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 6. With the choice of these readings, the church is telling us that …
Jesuits in formation fit in with other theology students at Boston College
… go through the details. A chapter that most Catholic Mass-goers will hear once a year during Lent is painstakingly analyzed for all its symbolic value. The questions are rapid-fire — about …
Don't fall for it: Call out corruption no matter whose
… the Wisconsin legislation sadly still stands, prominent Wisconsin Republican Sheldon Lubar lent his voice to the chorus of people speaking out against his party's lame-duck crookedness. …
Sourcing enlightenment: Changing media breaks open spiritual guidance
… "Content that's related to the sacraments, prayer, and big liturgical seasons like Advent and Lent are what people are looking for," she said. Busted Halo began as a ministry of the Paulist …
Itinerant papal preacher: Capuchin will lead U.S. bishops' retreat
… the priest to give an average of eight meditations -- one each on most Fridays of Advent and Lent -- and the homily during the pope's Good Friday celebration of the Lord's Passion. The … different religious orders took turns preaching to the pontiff and his aides during Advent and Lent until the mid-1500s, when Pope Paul IV appointed the first preacher of the papal household; … He has the humility to set aside all his important tasks on the Fridays of Advent and Lent to come listen to the preaching of a simple priest." The three popes he has preached to have …
Advent is when we begin to think about the return of Jesus
… of this year. This season is Advent and then Christmas. Then a short time later we begin Lent and Easter, Resurrection, the Ascension, the descent of the Holy Spirit. Then we again turn …
First Sunday of Advent
… that the season has begun — on doors or banners? Advent is not penitential to the degree that Lent is, but it is still a preparatory season. Its mood is joyful, but it is a restrained joy, …
A Pope Francis gargoyle now watches over Cologne cathedral
… a parade for Carnival, the boisterous street party the city throws every year just before Lent. The stone carvings include a buxom Tanzmariechen, one of the high-kicking women dancers at …
Facing scandal and division, U.S. Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
… title of Preacher of the Papal Household, to lead the retreat — just as he does each year at Lent for the pontiff and the Roman Curia. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of …
At 'Authentic Reform,' conservative Catholics rally to 'fix' church failures
… to me," said one participant. While Gray called for an emphasis on reparation, perhaps during Lent, Lencioni noted that public acts of atonement by bishops "felt like a smokescreen" to him. …
Nurturing our ecological spirituality in the Season of Creation
… liturgical prayers or lectionary selections focusing on creation as there are for Advent, Lent, Easter and the other official liturgical seasons. Until we have such resources prepared and …
Penance proposal for bishops: six months in real world
… Marilyn McMorrow … On the first Sunday of Lent several years ago, I stood in church next to my brother, a father of four young children, … the letter moved immediately to the bishop's instruction that we all take the opportunity of Lent to forgive and move on. I can still feel the rage in my hands clenching the pew as I was …