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We become righteous by listening to God
… of what we call "organized religion." It's true especially of young people. … Second Sunday of Lent … Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalms 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 Philippians 3:17-4:1 or Philippians … follow him and become his disciples and pass on his message to others. During this season of Lent, probably the most important thing we can do as we prepare to celebrate our renewed life in …
When my friend gave up politics for Lent
… Mike Jordan Laskey … My friend Tom was a senior at Harvard in early 2008. Lent was coming, and so he started thinking about what he could give up. The year before, Tom and … John McCain vs. Mitt Romney on the other. As he watched the returns come in that night, with Lent just a few hours off, he had a flash of spiritual inspiration. "It struck me that the thing … involve any thought. Politics had become a false god for me." So Tom gave up politics for Lent. "It was a difficult 40 days," Tom says. "Any time someone started talking about the …
Morning Briefing, International
… . Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac .] … DailyBreadBanner.jpg … Renew yourself this Lent with daily scripture reflections. Join NCR 's sister publication, Celebration , for … Daily …
Global Lenten carbon fast returns to US on Thursday
… fast calendar , compiled by the Green Anglicans of southern Africa and dedicating each week of Lent to a different aspect of creation care, offers other ways to fast. On Feb. 25, for instance, … group prayer of the rosary, or study sessions on Laudato Si’ . "During this precious season of Lent, let us use this Lenten Fast as a way to pray for the resolve to move beyond our comfort …
Corporal Works of Mercy: Clothe the Naked
… NCR Staff … As Lent continues, we look at a third work of mercy: clothing the naked . In his address opening the …
Nuns, rape, and the Zika virus
… of America, Washington, D.C. Her books include Sacred Silence: Daily Meditations for Lent and This external link will open in a new window In the Image of Christ: Essays on Being …
Mardi Gras is not what we see on the news
… season, proud of their bands and schools. They talk of an entire town getting ready for Lent, and of the way the city hushes and slows on Ash Wednesday. It is, they say, a place where a …
Miracles in store for us
… in these things -- but they really happened to people I know and trust. … Second Sunday of Lent … Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 9: 28b-36 That leads me to …
'Risen' is a moving contribution to the canon of biblical movies
… and moving contribution to the canon of biblical movies that many people tend to watch during Lent as we journey toward Easter. [Sr. Rose Pacatte , a member of the Daughters of St. Paul, is …
Mount St. Mary's board apologizes, continues support for president
… as employees of the university as a first step of reconciliation and healing in the season of Lent and the Year of Mercy, according to the university release. "We will work to implement the …
Morning Briefing
… annual sauce … The pope and the Donald: a recap of the border wall row … Renew yourself this Lent with daily scripture reflections. Join NCR 's sister publication, Celebration , for … …
What remains after the transfiguration
… no match for life, and what they remembered was stronger than what they temporarily forgot. Lent can be about many things, but in the end, I think of it is an invitation to allow the God of … we are more inclined to take notice of the hidden graces within our patterns. In some ways, Lent's impact is like that of an eye-opening book or any other epiphany. It astonishes, but it …
Challenging the corruption-prone systems that plague our world
… Schenk … Lately I've been thinking about corruption. Maybe it's because we're in the season of Lent. Or perhaps it comes of seeing " The Big Short ," a based-on-a-true-story movie about the … we can begin to transform the many corruption-prone systems that plague our world. This Lent, which response will you choose? [A Sister of St. Joseph, Sr. Christine Schenk served urban …
Feeding the hungry as a work of mercy
… NCR Staff … As shared last week, NCR launched an Instagram account , and during Lent, the account is largely focusing on bringing to life the corporal works of mercy. In this …
An icon to contemplate this Lent
I first saw the child in the Detroit Free Press as the news was breaking regarding the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. His face wouldn't leave me. I placed his picture where I pray so I could contemplate it. Then the February 1 issue of TIME magazine had that picture on its cover. His face with the caption —The Poisoning of an American City — has become an icon to me of what happens when we…
Capuchins: Penitents and confessors
… "Dirty work" is what truly forms a Capuchin spirit of "gritty" ministry. Ash Wednesday begins Lent with a gritty type of ritual. Many people left our parish with ashes on their noses, shirts, …
Morning Briefing
… … Catholic Leaders Say Zika Doesn’t Change Ban on Contraception … Renew yourself this Lent with daily scripture reflections. Join NCR 's sister publication, Celebration , for … …
Six Stations of the Cross that identify Jesus with the downtrodden
… is monumental. Jesus is urgently calling us to see him in our suffering brothers and sisters. Lent is the perfect time for individuals and nations to begin fasting from what Francis calls a …
In rough Mexican suburb, Francis decries wealth that 'tastes of pain'
… in the state, including Ecatepec. Francis focused his homily Sunday on the practice of Lent, saying that because the liturgical season is a time of conversion he wanted to "unmask … God dreams of being a father to all humanity, "of brotherhood, of bread broken and shared." "Lent is a time of conversion, of daily experiencing in our lives of how this dream is continually … this dignity in others." After outlining the temptations, the pontiff said we should use Lent to ask ourselves: "How much have we become accustomed to a lifestyle where we think that our …
In all things but sin
… The boy lingered, "writhing before our eyes," for more than a half hour. … First Sunday of Lent … Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm 91 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 "Behind me, I heard the same man … ( Gaudium et Spes ) and is repeated in Eucharistic Prayer IV. Today, and every first Sunday of Lent, we remember Jesus being one with us in every way but victoriously resistant to sin. Jesus' … in today's first reading, offers a "snapshot" summary of Israel's history as a people. During Lent, this story will continue to be told, and in the telling, we are invited to regain our …