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Catholic author: 'Give up your pew for Lent'
Today's New York Times has a guest opinion piece by author and Catholic Paul Elie , who proposes that since the pope resigned, so should Catholics -- at least for one weekend. Elie is a senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University. Elie, the author of two excellent books, The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage (Disclosure…
Following Jesus' way during Lent transfigures our bodies, spirits for Easter
… he went apart to pray by himself, [he found] a profound presence of God. … Second Sunday of Lent … Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalms 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 Philippians 3:17 - 4:1 Luke 9:28b-36 … forth through the power of love. Jesus doesn't weaken. Now we're on this journey through Lent approaching Good Friday, the dying of Jesus, so that we can enter into new life with Jesus. … us sinners. So listen to Jesus. This is now what we have to do as we move into this season of Lent approaching the Holy Week, Good Friday, the sufferings and the death of Jesus. Be united …
'You say that I am': Pilate, Christ and truth in Lent
A year ago, I began my Lenten column with Pilate's expansive, existential question to the sentenced Christ: "What is truth?" Back in the church season in which we grapple with the paradoxical salvific agony of Christ's suffering, it seems impossible not to return to the question on which John's Gospel hinges, the question that in my mind marks the most profound departure from the style of…, Editor's Note:, We can send you an email alert every time a Young Voices column is posted. Go to this page and follow the directions: Email alert sign-up .
Lenten energy fast offers spiritual reflections, practical tips
… Brian Roewe … What are you doing for Lent? If you are striving to become greener over the course of the 40 days, one diocese has a … St. Francis Pledge Team at St. Monica-St. George church in Cincinnati, focuses each week of Lent on a section of Francis’ “The Canticle of the Creatures” : week one, beginning Ash …
Guilt gives way to grace
… Joseph R. Veneroso … A practical advantage of meatless Fridays during Lent is that it gives the penitent a reason to go to confession. I recall weekly confession … God stayed with him and gave him hope. Nowadays, as I sit through countless confessions each Lent, I wonder if I or another priest will have the privilege of hearing that soldier’s …
Last day of LA Congress: a united church ready to lead
… we have learned? How do we heal our church? The Transfiguration marked the second Sunday of Lent. At the morning liturgy at the Anaheim Convention Center, Bishop Kevin Vann of Orange, …
Mahony, the Vatican, and the risks of pushing back
… his Twitter account. On his blog, Mahony has been trying to share his spiritual journey in Lent, especially in the wake of new furor over his handling of sex abuse cases in Los Angeles. On …
Crossing over
… touched an awesome God and lived to tell others about it. CEL_Feb242013.jpg Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 9:28b-36 It’s precisely because …
Lent is a time to simplify life and live the way Jesus did
… repentance, and then Jesus going up and going apart to be alone in prayer. … First Sunday of Lent … Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalms 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 Full … like a disease that afflicts us, and we keep on wanting more. That's why in the season of Lent we're asked to discipline ourselves, do some penance, restrict what we accumulate, what we … on it, and then try to follow the way of Jesus. One way to do that during this season of Lent is, yes, give up material things to some extent, discipline ourselves, give away alms, but …
Conclave 2.0: Top 10 reasons why this version is different
… votes in a given round. … 9. Spiritual exercises … By resigning just before the beginning of Lent, Benedict XVI may have wanted to set a penitential tone for the conclave, inviting the …