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Weigel on John Jay Report
… in the very first paragraph in which Weigel writes of "the revelations that began in the Long Lent of 2002." Alas, Mr. Weigel is not an NCR reader, or he would know that the "revelations" …
Easter Sunday: The Resurrection
… You have experienced it. [ This reflection is from Coming to Consciousness: Reflections for Lent 2011 by Angie O'Gorman and is based on the lectionary readings for each day of Lent. Coming to Consciousness is a publication of Pax Christi USA and is reprinted here by … of the author and Pax Christi USA. The full booklet has reflections for every day of Lent. You can order copies here: … Coming to Consciousness: Reflections for Lent 2011 … . Bulk …
A working mom's Holy Week
… semester” and most of it is spent grading papers and projects. Ash Wednesday sneaks up on me. “Lent, already?” And Holy Week: Let’s just say that the non-Catholic university where I teach … But we have tried to create our own rituals here in Working Mom Land. I gave up meat for Lent, in part so I could remember it was Lent. Our parish offered “Simple Suppers” on Wednesday evenings, and our adoptive families group …
More than 36,000 join fasting protest against budget cuts
… Jim Wallis. (Bread for the World/Laura Elizabeth Pohl) … WASHINGTON … -- In the last days of Lent more than 36,000 Americans joined a liquid-only fast to protest congressional budget cuts … person of faith or conscience to keep joining the fast and spreading the word.” As the end of Lent neared, Sojourners said that more than 36,000 activists, including more than two dozen …
Go in that way of love
… It's the week in which we bring to conclusion all that we have been doing during the season of Lent and of course, it ends later in the week with our celebration of Holy Thursday, Good Friday …
Anglican ordinariate to reach nearly 1,000
… Scotland. "The pace of it all has been quite amazing," he told Catholic News Service. "Lent has been a very, very strange season for me this year, but it is going to have a wonderful …
Holy Thursday
… and bid us to do likewise. The Gloria returns tonight, for the first time since the start of Lent. Again, we look to the Incarnation and cannot help but give praise. Gone are the purple …
Vehicles that protect the troops
… to cut food vouchers to women with infant children. I’ll keep talking about military spending. Lent is not the only time to look at our fiscal priorities. …
Morning Briefing
… Catholic patronage … Bill aims to honor Jewish chaplains at Arlington … Keeping the spirit of Lent alive in the UAE …
The origins of Holy Week liturgies
… major liturgical feasts, such as Christmas and Easter, liturgical seasons, such as Advent and Lent, and major annual observances, such as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I am … Encyclopedia of Catholicism, published in 1995. Holy Week is observed during the final week of Lent (technically Lent ends at Mass on Holy Thursday evening), beginning on Palm Sunday and reaching its liturgical …