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A call to repentance on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq
… to patrol Iraqi skies. What would Jesus, who commands us to love and not to kill, have us do? Lent is the holy season for repentance and conversion. This would be a good time, especially for …
NYTimes Profiles +Flores
… Michael Sean Winters … The New York Times, perhaps using the occasion of Lent to atone for its many sins, has a nice profile of Bishop Daniel Flore s of Brownsville, …
Pope Francis providing much needed hope
… dedicated to St. Anne, the mother of Our Lady. Readings were those of the fifth Sunday of Lent: including a reading from the Gospel according to St John, in which the woman caught in …
Faith is forever new
… follow a God who regularly staged such dramatic events. CEL_March_17_2013.jpg Fifth Sunday of Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11 But there was just one problem: I …
We don't need to fight to earn God's love - it is given to us
… building, but he can't destroy our community. We're still a parish family." … Fourth Sunday of Lent … Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Full …
Pope Francis
… events. Ever since Benedict announced his surprise resignation, it has felt less like Lent and more like Advent. It has been a time of expectancy. As in Advent, when we know it will …
Becoming attendants of the nonviolent Jesus
… John Dear … As we process through Lent toward Holy Week, it may be helpful to recall Jesus' testimony in court before Pontius … serve and wait upon the nonviolent Jesus in his reign of universal love and infinite peace. So Lent asks an unlikely question: Do we want to be "attendants" of the nonviolent Jesus? I suppose … money, war and the culture enslaves us; attending to Jesus frees us to live in peace and love. Lent invites us to reimagine our lives as attendants of the nonviolent Jesus. That means we need …
A Man Had Two Sons
… Michael Sean Winters … Laetare. The word even sounds like what it signifies. In the midst of Lent with all its somberness, its awareness of the power of sin, its call to conversion which is …
Education congress hears calls for renewal, unity
… Kevin Vann of Orange, Calif., spoke about the Transfiguration marking the second Sunday of Lent. "The apostles were gifted with a vision -- a preview of the resurrection of Jesus," Vann …
Morning Briefing
… … Power Struggle on Reforming Vatican Bank … India: … Tamil Nadu Catholics pledge organs this Lent … . Circulars have been issued across parishes focusing on organ donation this year. …