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Should the bishops denounce Trump?
… he recommends reading the latest iteration of "Faithful Citizenship," but we are not in Lent, and the lay faithful should not be encouraged to read that now unwieldy document except as …
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… the middle of that long period of Ordinary Time, so planners ought to have recovered from Lent and Easter by now. As the school year gears up and many activities resume in the parish, …
God, religion and the Olympic Games
… Olympics. There’s the door.'" Johnson, now 54, never recovered the gloss his Olympic medals lent him -- and has never accepted responsibility for his actions. And when the Olympics are …
In Midwest, interest grows in establishing Byzantine Catholic communities
… could pray in English with Ruthenian chant. Now-retired Bishop John M. Kudrick of Parma had lent the fledgling group support in the form of liturgical books, as well as guidance from Fr. …
How to write for NCR
… or fiction. Pitches for commentaries focused on a seasonal event (Christmas, Easter, Advent, Lent, etc.) or the anniversary of an historical event, should be submitted a minimum of four …
The first night at the GOP convention
… -- many Americans think the country is on the wrong track – but it took that sentiment and lent it an apocalyptic urgency and dystopian features. The evident aim was to scare the American …
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… Paul’s hope is that the church will be this kind of company. LUKE 10:1-12, 17-20 Because Lent started so late this year, we skipped over parts of the Gospel of Luke that we generally …
Did same-sex marriage issue help sway regional elections in Mexico?
… where prelates also tend not to openly criticize the president or local elites. "The church lent Pena Nieto a lot of legitimacy," said Ilan Semo, political historian at the …
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
… them on weekdays for the past two weeks. Planners rightfully breathe a sigh of relief once Lent, Triduum and Easter have passed, but it is important not to view these “ordinary Sundays” as …
The Long Hand of the Law
… open-mindedness. Scraps of hope were magnified. To women of immense dedication and talent, who lent themselves to the hard work of service without recognition of equals in their church life, …
UK uses bogus quiz to rule on Christian asylum seekers
… date every year? What is the date of Pentecost? What is the meaning of Lent? …
Compassion can transform our society
… our liturgical cycle the Ordinary Time of the year. We've just finished the special seasons of Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and now we come back to the Ordinary Times. We take up in a special way …
Believing in God with her whole household
… and compassion are displayed in Aburamadan's home life with the Burts, such as during Lent, when Claire typically fasts until dinner on Wednesdays and Fridays. "One of those days, …
Readers write: Practicing the Corporal Works of Mercy
… NCR Staff … During Lent, we looked at one corporal work of mercy each week, sharing past NCR stories to show each … that burden. We Americans are so tempted to allow ourselves to be owned by our belongings. Lent is a good time to remember that. – RockChalkWombat Perhaps it's because I am helping a …
'Amoris Laetitia,' Francis' pontificate are not 'business as usual,' says Seattle priest
… celebrations that should have brought us face-to-face with Jesus. There were the forty days of Lent, there were the powerful celebrations of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil …
The Field Hospital: Covering parish life
… Rice Bowl cardboard collection boxes seen in parishes and homes throughout the U.S. during Lent will take on deeper future meaning to the more than 3,700 parishioners and Catholic students …
Human bodies at the service of others
… change the station only to hear white noise and morning talk jibberish . Coming to the end of Lent, I've grappled with just how terrible our world is spinning – from climate change to global … sin," and pointless memes of presidential candidates frozen in time for a quick laugh … this Lent has been miserable. So, you could only imagine how relieved I was to hear a beautiful … to give us a clue as to how we ought to live our lives at the service of others. I'm thankful Lent is over. Now we can get into the real mystery. As the Triduum comes and goes this year, let …
In Albany diocese, community copes with contaminated water
… water is mixed with the wine for the Eucharist, and it was used in the holy water fonts until Lent, when the fonts are drained. When Easter rolls around and baptisms increase, Zelker will …
Lenten dentistry: Filling the void
… with God, who through the Covenant bonds human and divine life. Holy Week, the climax of Lent, is a time for a close examination of some of our "bad fillings" that we need to scrape out …
Be ambassadors of God's love, reconciliation and peace
… in our Scripture lessons over the last three weeks, especially. As usual, the first week of Lent we reflected on Jesus and the temptations in the desert. The second week on his … to experience -- that God loves us. God loves us because God is love. The pope, this year for Lent, published his book, The Name of God is Mercy. Compassion, love -- that's God. That love is … Jesus compares God to a gardener, one who is taking care of the plants. … Fifth Sunday of Lent … Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalms 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 Philippians 3:8-14 Joel 2:12-13 John 8:1-11 …