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Biographies are one way to delve into stories of spiritual life
… inspire and sometimes just confound me. Of course, my favorite medium is books. This Lent, I'm going to add some biographies and memoirs to my spiritual reading list. Whose stories …
The core message of the Gospel is that God loves us
… time as being bishop of Rome, and it's called " The Joy of the Gospel ." … Fourth Sunday of Lent … 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Psalms 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 Full … of the human family, responding in love to God. I hope that as we go on through this season of Lent now -- we're at the midpoint of Lent, so we have three more weeks to remind ourselves of what we began at the beginning of this …
Movies that foster reflection, spiritual growth for Lent's journey
… Rose Pacatte … On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Pope Francis outlined a program for Lent in his homily, using for his inspiration the readings of the day from Book of Joel, Paul's … well with films that tell stories that foster reflection, conversation and spiritual growth. Lent is a journey that calls for prayer, fasting and confessing of sin. Emilio Estevez's 2010 … a provocation occurs. This is one of those subtle comedies that surprises and runs deep. Lent is not only about the individual, but a call to sanctify the congregation, the community. I …
Salvation changes everything
… Mary McGlone … Our readings for this Fourth Sunday of Lent make us privy to the slow development of the Christian understanding of salvation. We begin … and then mocked the prophets who tried to call them out. CEL-Mar152015.jpg … Fourth Sunday of Lent … 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Psalm 137 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 Having turned their …
Wandering for God: a weekly pilgrimage
… of the hierarchy and the horizontal experience of the church. Ahhh...the cross... So this Lent, as I wander through the desert of young adulthood and trudge through the disappointing …
Iraqi cross martyrs
… Catholic community in Baghdad is celebrating the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent. The devotion is significant; as their chaplain reports , the cross is "what Muslim … has made the Stations very special. Iraqis in the diaspora have Stations every Friday during Lent, too. It's very popular. People see their lives in these images. … Collura: You say that in … the heart of the evildoer. … Collura: Some Americans pray the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Is there something we can learn from our Iraqi sisters and brothers who are praying them? … …
We give up violence and war, but we can't become passive and let evil develop
… Thomas Gumbleton … On this third Sunday of Lent, we continue to explore by trying to hear the Scriptures deeply, the ways that we are to respond to the call of Jesus at the beginning of Lent: "Change your lives. The reign of God is at hand." And today's lessons really offer us a … of significant, and indeed difficult, ways that we have to try to change. … Third Sunday of Lent … Exodus 20:1-17 Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 11 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 Full text of the …
ISIL's icons
… and the Spiritual Quest: A Crosscultural Anthology and Sacred Silence: Daily Meditations for Lent .] … Editor's note: … We can send you an email alert every time Phyllis Zagano's column, …
LGBT-friendly parish has long history of ministry to homeless, sick
… back to 2001, when it was originally conceived as soup and bread dinners on Wednesdays during Lent. It grew when parishioners asked some local homeless to join them. It morphed again when the …
The Father's house
… Patricia Datchuck Sánchez … On this Third Sunday of Lent, the ancient authors set before the praying assembly two of the most important institutions … of these institutions had accrued certain embellishments. CEL-Mar082015.jpg … Third Sunday of Lent … Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 Added to the essential …