Search
Morning Briefing
… which he calls " libertarian propaganda ." It gets Catholic social teaching wrong. How is your Lent going? If you’re trying to increase your spiritual reading, try Shakespeare , suggests …
Francis clears way for Romero to be canonized later this year
… that our country should follow," the archbishop told Carter. On March 23, the fifth Sunday of Lent that year, Romero gave what would prove to be his most consequential homily. After detailing …
Libertarians get social teaching wrong in book on Francis
… as Nobel laureate economist Friedrich A. Hayek explained many years ago." Now, it is Lent, and in addition to giving up ice cream, I pledged to try and be less judgmental. But a …
Morning Briefing
… try this one: … Cardinal Pell in court on sex offense allegations . … What are you doing for Lent? We offer you a a chance to enhance your prayer and reflection over these holy days using … on the Celebration page . … NCR and it sister publications offer quite a few resources for Lent (and when appropriate the Easter season): Start your day inspired with daily Scripture …
What are you doing for Lent?
… showcase all that NCR Publishing Company Inc. has to offer. Visit celebrationpublications.org/lent-easter to find ways to enhance your prayer and reflection over these holy days using Sunday … If you're looking for Lenten resources, two podcasts are must-listens. For the first week of Lent, Wilmes interviewed Nancy Sylvester , a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate …
Third Sunday of Lent
… would bring about his enemies’ futile attempt to do away with him. … Planning: 3 rd Sunday of Lent … By: Lawrence Mick This is the Third Sunday of Lent, so decisions must be made about which cycle of the Lectionary to use for the next three … vague. Make them concrete and powerful for your assemblies. … Prayers: 3 rd Sunday of Lent … By: Joan DeMerchant … Introduction … Jesus was something new to the Jews. From extensive …
Third Sunday of Lent: Live as integrity demands of you
In the lore of the Sisters of St. Joseph, there is a story of how Mother Cecelia Bowen of Springfield, Massachusetts, taught her sisters what integrity demanded of anyone who wished to dress as a woman religious. In the 1880s, on the very day that a group of novices were given the habit, she marched all of them out to spend their first afternoon as nuns with the people in the almshouse. She even…, Editor's note:, This Sunday scripture commentary appears in full in NCR's sister publication Celebration, a worship and homiletic resource. Request a sample issue at CelebrationPublications.org . Sign up to receive email newsletters every time Spiritual Reflections is posted.
Morning Briefing
… … Dick's Sporting Goods' gun policy change followed sister talks … What are you doing for Lent? We offer you a a chance to enhance your prayer and reflection over these holy days using … on the Celebration page . … NCR and it sister publications offer quite a few resources for Lent (and when appropriate the Easter season): Start your day inspired with daily Scripture …
7 takeaways from hosting 'Amoris Laetitia' theology seminars for 47 US bishops
… Robert McElroy, asked me to host three similar one-day seminars during the first week of Lent at the three universities on three different days, so that bishops might be able to find an … joy of love was alive as we heard "take my hand, take my whole life too." The first week of Lent was a remarkable time for all of us. [Jesuit Fr. James Keenan is a moral theologian who …
Parish roundup: Midwest Lenten Catholic traditions; preaching on racism
… preaching theme in the churches of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Feb. 18. The first Sunday of Lent was selected for its focus on repentance. Deportations threaten the existence of Texas …
Update: Christian leaders to reopen Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 28
… presence in Jerusalem." The church leaders' closing of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher during Lent, close to Easter, the busiest time for pilgrims, drew international attention and …
Morning Briefing
… about? Read this: … Catholic response to the 'Janus' labor union case … What are you doing for Lent? We offer you a chance to enhance your prayer and reflection over these holy days using … on the Celebration page … NCR and its sister publications offer quite a few resources for Lent (and when appropriate, the Easter season): Start your day inspired with daily scripture …
Second Sunday of Lent
… Abraham, we put our lives in God’s hands by saying, “Here I am.” … Planning: 2 nd Sunday of Lent … By: Lawrence Mick The elect, who are in final preparation for the Easter sacraments, will … Full Communion might be celebrated at any time of the year; it is not particularly linked to Lent or Easter. Some candidates, though already baptized, have little or no formation in … This might easily lead to having some candidates ready for reception as the community observes Lent and celebrates Easter. In such cases, the penitential rite would make sense on this Sunday. …
Second Sunday of Lent: Here I am, Lord
Today, we hear the Genesis account of God's test of Abraham. Often when we think of Abraham as the man of great faith, we are remembering his leaving everything behind in order to go to the land God was preparing, in order to receive the promise that his descendants would be as uncountable as the stars. It is easier to think of that than of the day when God tested Abraham's faith by asking for…, Editor's note: , This Sunday scripture commentary appears in full in NCR's sister publication Celebration, a worship and homiletic resource. Request a sample issue at , CelebrationPublications.org, . Sign up to receive , email newsletters, every time Spiritual Reflections is posted.
Letters to the editor: Action v. Inaction, Excommunicated Catholics
… of Theology, Saint Leo University … Find opportunities to proclaim Christ the Light … During Lent, we are reminded that Jesus Christ is the Light of the World. But we have at least three …
Morning Briefing
… Dennis Coday … What are you doing for Lent? NCR and its sister publications offer quite a few resources for Lent (and when appropriate, the Easter season): Start your day inspired with daily scripture …
Lent requires us to lean into God, embrace the missing pieces
… everyday life, all but forgetting about the experience. That is, until I began preparing for Lent. Reflecting on what I might give up (fasting), give back (almsgiving), and give to prayer … to get dirty, to rend our hearts as the Prophet Joel declares in the Ash Wednesday Scripture. Lent is not a shiny season; it is a season of grit and dependence. It requires us to lean into …
Violence never overcomes violence: Find a new way
… Thomas Gumbleton … The first two lessons today remind us of what Lent is about, the purpose of Lent, why we have this six-weeks of special prayer, penance, and good works. Both of those … sisters to Jesus." God promises to be a God of love and care and concern for us. The season of Lent in the beginning of the church was a time when all of those who were to be baptized at …
Morning Briefing
… Lenten theme , with Sr. Nancy Sylvester discussing the practice of contemplation. How is your Lent going so far? Try these Lent resources: Start your day inspired with daily Scripture reflections. Join NCR's sister …
Thirsty souls are quenched by God, not world, priest tells pope, Curia
… in the desert. Like Jesus, he said, Christians also must fight against temptation during Lent, which is a "time of spiritual challenge, of spiritual struggle." "We know it, evil is … are manifested. These things are works of the evil one, of evil," Francis said. Although Lent is a time of prayer and penance, he added, it is not "a sad time of mourning" but rather …