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An open-ended call
… then God must have designated you for the single state. CEL_Mar162014.jpg … Second Sunday of Lent … Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 33 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 Such a theology isn't biblical. …
Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent
… Carol Zimmermann … Catholic News Service … This is not your parents' Lent. That's pretty clear when smartphone alarms -- sounding like police whistles -- ring at … told Catholic News Service March 7 that they began working on the project a few months ago. "Lent is a great opportunity for people to get into their faith, to try something for 40 days, and … how the church is relevant in the modern world and has something to say, especially during Lent. As he points out, the whole idea of giving something up for Lent is hard in a culture that …
Syria's bishops call for cease-fire, urge Catholics to fast
… talks to end the crisis in the war-torn country. The bishops encouraged the faithful during Lent to "fast and show solidarity, charity and collaboration in alleviating the sufferings of … is daily increasing," the statement said. "We call upon everyone, especially Christians during Lent, to ensure that the whole of Syria become so many hands raised in prayer," the bishops said. "May Lent cause the feelings and power of hope to spring up in us!" …
Pentagon's 'biggest boondoggles' still wasting money
… But none of them have been cut yet. I wrote about some of these systems for NCR Today during Lent in 2011. Below are links to those blogs. Vehicles that protect the troops F-35 fighter …
'Fasting,' 'obedience' take on different meanings during Lent
… is one of the ways in which the mystery of the incarnation becomes so real. … First Sunday of Lent … Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Full text … the chosen people going all the way back to Adam and Eve. As we now celebrate this season of Lent, our goal must be that we more and more become aware of how Jesus did obey God in every … we mean by obedience: to listen deeply. So if we listen deeply to God during this season of Lent in order that we can be converted -- to be changed, to become more like Jesus, obedient in …
A Lenten commitment to immigration reform
… April Gutierrez … Lent reminds Catholics to focus on three areas: fasting, almsgiving and prayer. This year, many … injustices within our country and beyond, fasting with organizations advocating for change. As Lent began March 5, more than two dozen presidents of Catholic colleges and universities fasted …
No charges to be filed against Twin Cities archbishop accused of inappropriate touching
… gratitude for the investigation's findings and said he looked forward to returning in time for Lent and before Holy Week and Easter services. His suspension from public ministry prevented him …
Lenten observance transforms us from cacophony to symphony
… Christopher Frechette … Lent is upon us. How does it grab your imagination? By now you've likely decided what to give up … Just as tuning to the oboe allows the instruments to resonate well with each other, so Lent offers the church community a season to tend to the way in which we resonate together in Christ. This image helps me to take in the seemingly paradoxical power of Lent, one that can draw us as church into union precisely by revealing to us those things that …
Morning Briefing
… something … about it. … Forty days in an orange jumpsuit … : Pastor wears prison garb for Lent. PP-header_with-outline.jpg Looking for a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR 's …
California bishops urge water conservation as Lenten practice
… let this precious resource slip carelessly through our hands." Recalling that the 40 days of Lent reflect the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert in prayer and fasting, the bishops said, …