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… Full text of the readings [ 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 …
Confirmation reminds us that we've got a friend
… So I can accept that recommendation and from what you said in you letters. {C} Fifth Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, …
Budget foes, unsatisfied, to fast through Easter
… Institute on Religion and Democracy, chided Wallis and others for misusing the holy season of Lent and Easter. “It is inappropriate to use a Christian holiday for a political gain,” said Tooley, who said the purpose of Lent was self-reflection and self-denial, not activism. Although Hall and Wallis have given up …
Catholic schools help swell ranks of Easter converts
… line the main hallway, which ends at a statue of the Virgin Mary, draped in a purple scarf for Lent. In the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, at least 41 students, 60 parents and eight teachers …
Wilmington diocese to cut jobs, close paper to pay abuse costs
… by the ministry of catechesis." Noting that the church is observing the penitential season of Lent, Russell said, "I am compelled to live more deeply rooted in the suffering Christ and in the …
Archbishop Sheehan: How to lose Catholics and alienate people
… first time they approach Jesus’ table? Though Sheehan delivered this letter in the middle of Lent, he signs it, “Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord.” For reasons far deeper than the …
Lent and the environment
… … Parishioners at a church in Kentucky closely examine their impact on the environment this Lent. In the Philippines, a bishop is calling for a "green" Holy Week. Good Friday and Earth Day …
Fifth Sunday of Lent
… Angie O'Gorman … Fifth Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, … in both its personal and communal sense and in its physical and spiritual sense. As I write, Lent is still a long way off. It is mid-October and the entombed coal miners in Chile are being … am! It is me! I am alive!” [ 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 …
Sharing peace, being the light of Jesus
… There is also a spiritual blindness present in those who refuse to see. Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 or 9:1, …
Sister, laywoman to get 2011 Laetare Medal
… the heritage of humanity." It is announced each year on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent on the liturgical calendar. Among the 133 previous recipients of the Laetare Medal are …