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A mother's request
… Who could know that on his right and left would be two thieves, crucified with him? During Lent we pray to fulfill our Christian vocations. Do we know what we are asking? To be baptized is …
Pope to open Lenten prayer, penance service at Rome parish
… from the Friday evening to the Saturday evening before Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. This year, the vigil is scheduled to take place March 17-18. The Vatican announced March 7 …
Vatican II's openness is needed in today's church, cardinal tells Curia
… their usual activities to participate in a week of spiritual exercises for the beginning of Lent Feb. 26-March 3. The chair reserved for Pope Francis in the Vatican audience hall was empty. …
Mission confirmed
… came and touched them, saying, ‘Rise, and do not be afraid’” (Matt 17:7). … Second Sunday of Lent … Gn 12:1-4a ; Ps 33: 2 Tm 1:8b-10 ; Mt 17:1-9 The Transfiguration, described in all four … fades, the cold wind rises again, and Jesus is nudging us to get up and finish the journey of Lent. He rouses us gently, like waking children from sleep: He touches us, saying, “Rise up … love that saves everyone. We continue our journey to Jerusalem on this Second Sunday of Lent, now enlightened by the brilliant cloud of faith. There is more road ahead, so let us …
Second Sunday of Lent: A life well lived
On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver's license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make even the plainest appear stately. Somewhere in between lies the reality of who we are — a matter far more complex than can be captured visually or verbally. Today's Liturgy of the Word focuses on the…
The wisdom of forgiveness
… good friendship and marriage, but it also shows the importance of ongoing reconciliation. If Lent could focus us on resolving one longstanding conflict in our lives, perhaps with a parent, … start. Is this not the meaning of the words, “Repent and hear good news?” Isn’t this what Lent is for? Forgiveness is the hardest work of all, perhaps because we can hide and deny the …
Detained immigrants launch hunger strike at two California facilities
… (ICE) Processing Center, and share some of that food with others. But the weekend before Lent started, Jose Ruben told her, "As the word of God says, 'One does not live by bread alone,' …
Teach us to pray
… of God and of ourselves as part of the Family of God. This is home base for our journey of Lent, the reference point for our confidence that we are loved and empowered to love one another. …
Leading the way
… led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil” (Matt 4:1). … First Sunday of Lent … Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51; Rom 5:12-19 ; Mt 4:1-11 If original sin turned the garden of … us to claim that we can be rival gods, little sovereigns free to create our own reality. Lent is the time when we learn again to submit. The basic truth held by all the Peoples of the …
First Sunday of Lent: Put to the test
… church and our society, are continually tempted to betray our vocation to be images of God. Lent is our time to reappropriate our own baptismal commitment and to confront and expose …