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Benedict XVI a pope of ironies
… of sexual misconduct. Benedict has written new rules to punish abuse into church law and has lent his support to voices inside the system, such as Maltese Monsignor Charles Scicluna at the …
Titanic lesson: More sorrow than sin in the world
… possess. What are we to learn in this Easter season in which, during the ash-filled weeks of Lent, we were told by earnest preachers of the enormous debt of sin that Jesus paid off by dying …
'Reverts' return to their childhood faith
… in Phoenix in 2008. The Archdiocese of Washington pushed to increase confessions during Lent (the 40 days preceding Easter) by opening church and chapel doors on Wednesday evenings. …
20 Sundays of 'And with your spirit'
… Roman Missal through one full season of Advent and Christmas, six Sundays in Ordinary Time, Lent and the Triduum, culminating in the glorious celebrations of Easter. How is it going for …
More on Bergin's History of 17th Century French Church
… at Brou. I was reminded on the recent campaign here in the Archdiocese of Washington during Lent, called “The Light is On” that had almost every church in Washington open every Wednesday …
Christ is found in sitting with those who suffer
… as others might have with Mary Magdalene? We give up meat on Fridays, coffee for all of Lent and create mini-deserts in our baptismal fonts in our attempt to touch desolation. We do … How does this connect with my sacrifice of my morning coffee ? Choosing a holistic approach to Lent rather than only a sacrifice allowed for greater depth. By diving into social injustice and … drinking water. I am beginning to understand how the small sacrifices in my own life during Lent are moving me to respond -- and to sit. The suffering in the world can be made more tangible …
An opening day reading
… Or about the Vicki Kennedy graduation speech controversy . But I've done enough penance this Lent. Instead, I'll share this "Opening Day Genesis" reading by Glenn Birkemeier from McSweeney's …
'Bully' will break your heart
… Rose Pacatte … For Lent this year, my resolution was to look into the face of every person I encountered who was …
Jesus teaches all humans how to listen to the God of love
… world that God sent Jesus, and Jesus so loved us that he gave himself for us." Fifth Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Full text of the … on every one of us. That's what we will celebrate as we move on into the last two weeks of Lent, as we remember all the events that led up to the death and resurrection of Jesus, as we go …
On Holy Thursday, betrayal and friendship
… wants to be our friend. According to the story, everyone rejects that hand of friendship. This Lent, we could ask ourselves: Do we want to be friends with God, with Jesus? What part of us gets …