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Lent a reflection pool for diving into water usage issues
… Sharon Abercrombie … Diving deeply into prayer and making sacrifices are the primal stuff of Lent. For many U.S. Catholics, participating in weekly parish faith sharing gatherings around … pioneers that are relevant to global developments around ongoing climate crises. For Lent 2014, MacKenzie has tackled water issues. In her free-to-download resource -- titled “ I … one day without water, dehydration leading to death can begin.” As part of the first week of Lent lesson, MacKenzie asks us to reflect, “What is the thirstiest you can remember being?” That …
Pope asks prayers for Ukraine; archbishop says country in danger
… March 2 was "Forgiveness Sunday" for Eastern Catholics and members of the Orthodox churches; Lent began March 3 for Catholics and Orthodox who follow the Byzantine tradition. Addressing members of the church in a pastoral letter for Lent, \Shevchuk and members of the church's permanent synod said Ukrainians "enter into the great … Lenten letter, Shevchuk and members of his synod called on Catholics to use the 40 days of Lent as a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to grow closer to God and to one's neighbors. …
Conversion can be a lifelong journey
… Tony Magliano … “As Lent draws near, I would like to offer some helpful thoughts on our path of conversion as … we can make do on our own, we are headed for a fall. God alone can truly save and free us. … “Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in …
Love, Lent and sidewalk chalk
… of pride as he ambled into church. Without knowing it, it was his joy that helped sparked a Lent I would never forget. When you are learning to take on your own faith, apart from family … feel like taking on religion for the first time. As a sophomore in college, this was my second Lent “on my own.” The decision to go to early morning Mass each Wednesday with my friends was one … Or perhaps he saw it and also felt that he belonged to something bigger than himself. This Lent, I think of people my parents’ age who only attend Mass twice a year. I think of my peers …
Books for Lent on Francis, the Passion
… practice of praying the stations -- one, they believe, that could be used not only during Lent, but throughout the year. (Chittister also speaks of Mary as deeply committed to her son and …
Full text of Pope Francis' Lenten message
… Francis' Lenten message for 2014 was provided by Vatican Radio . Dear Brothers and Sisters, As Lent draws near, I would like to offer some helpful thoughts on our path of conversion as … so this to the extent that we imitate Christ who became poor and enriched us by his poverty. Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in …
Pope's Lenten message: Sacrifice key to reaping wealth of God's love
… our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it," the pope said in his first message for Lent , which begins March 5 for Latin-rite Catholics. Saving the world will not come about "with … thus need to be converted to justice, equality, simplicity and sharing," he said. While Lent is a time for "self-denial," don't forget that real sacrifice and poverty have a "dimension …
A light for all peoples
… to God. When Jesus, Son of God and son of Mary and Joseph, came to the temple, his presence lent purity, his words offered light and life, and, in the end, his once-and-for-all perfect …
Pope Francis' first Lenten message to focus on poverty, generosity
… so that by his poverty you might become rich" (2 Cor 8:9). The text of the pope's message for Lent, which begins March 5, was to be released at a Vatican news conference Feb. 4. Haiti was …
Pope Francis & Notre Dame
… Cathy Kaveny. As for the hot-button issue of the HHS mandate, the school has generously lent its brilliant legal scholar Rick Garnett to advise the ad hoc Committee on Religious …