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Come and stay at my house today
… Joyce Rupp … Jesus, this Lent I am yearning to wear a Zacchaeus heart. I am wanting to hear you call my name just as you … You interact. You activate. You dwell so lovingly that the truth cannot be resisted. This Lent help me to welcome you and yearn for your love. Give me a Zacchaeus heart that turns around …
Morning Briefing
… care program … Minn. bishops support state health care for poor … Should families Go Green for Lent? …
Morning Briefing
… Out of Vatican Meeting … Catholic, Mormons, Post Membership Gains … ‘Carbon Fast’ Urged for Lent … Bishop Defends Actions in Assault Case …
Lent: The Absent \"Alleluia\"
… and benevolent God could permit evil. But, Augustine’s insight also tells us something about Lent. This is why we deprive ourselves of things. For me, the greatest deprivation of Lent is the absence of the “Alleluia” at Mass. That one word is, in its way, the central … without Tavener’s “In Paradisum.” Its absence from the liturgy leaves a gaping hole. Lent is about sitting with the prospect of that hole. The absence of the “Alleluia” reminds us …
Carbon fasting during Lent
… they call for a lifestyle marked by sobriety and solidarity…" What better time than Lent to begin practicing such a lifestyle. Download the Carbon Fast Calendar for your parish, …
Open my eyes to what's important
… looks at you in utter disbelief and protests, “No way, Father. I don’t eat chocolate during Lent.” I heard this story long ago about the late Archbishop Gerald Bergan of Omaha, Neb. I … mouth is not enough, though. There also needs to be an opening of the barriers in our heart. Lent most often is referred to as “a time of renewal.” I prefer “a period of recovery.” In A New … But it can only emerge if something fundamental changes in your state of consciousness.” Lent offers the opportunity to recover that goodness, to allow it to surface in thought, word and …
Ash Wednesday
… man that thou art … dust … and unto … dust … thou shalt return. (What are you giving up for Lent?) Is this a good idea? "Bishop Jaime Soto is the first leader of the Catholic Diocese of … regularly e-mails his priests and reads religious blogs. "But starting today, the first day of Lent, Soto will begin a 40-day, virtual "fast." The bishop is calling on the area's 900,000 …
Pope calls priestly sex abuse 'heinous crime'
… the Vatican meeting discussed a draft of the letter, which was expected to be published during Lent, Father Lombardi said. The Vatican statement said the Irish bishops had already helped put … true protector of human dignity." The cardinal also said the bishops would take advantage of Lent to do penance, because "we must begin with ourselves." Bishop Joseph Duffy of Clogher said …
Lent and the Charter for Compassion
… John Dear … As the Holy Season of Lent begins, we put on ashes once again and repent of the mortal sins of war, greed, nuclear … Preserving what is human is our hope, our calling, our political future, our salvation. “Lent is a time for personal and societal repentance, a time for radical conversion, renewal and … Ash Wednesday service of repentance in front of the White House and, every Friday during Lent, a weekly vigil for peace. “The purpose of this witness is to call for repentance and …
Final statement of pope-Irish bishops meeting
… His Holiness will now complete his Letter, which will be issued during the coming season of Lent. The discussions concluded late Tuesday morning, 16 February 2010. As the Bishops return to their Dioceses, the Holy Father has asked that this Lent be set aside as a time for imploring an outpouring of God’s mercy and the Holy Spirit’s …
Got a complaint? Chicago Catholics want to listen
… through television ads, special classes, and social nights to attract inactive members before Lent. The Catholic church certainly has cause to do whatever it can to bring inactive members …
Lent: a season of communal preparation
… Richard McBrien … Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent, is observed this year on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The word "Lent" is derived from an old English word which means "springtime." The Latin adverb lente means "slowly." On the basis of etymology alone, Lent signals the onset of spring and …
The Richness of Life
… It is an ageless teaching and we are always in need of re-learning and living the message. Lent is a good time to re-enter the heart of this teaching. From Out of the Ordinary: Prayers, …
When will we actually get a new missal?
… Hilgartner said. And it is unlikely that the bishops would choose to implement it during Lent, which covers March and most of April in 2011, he added. Ultimately, the decision on the …
Psalm for a Stalled Heart
… to pray or be with you. My heart is frozen by the chill of emptiness— sluggish and stalled. Lent 2010 Reflections by Joyce Rupp Beginning the week of Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17) NCRonline.org … Please forward this email to friends who might like to receive Joyce Rupp reflections during Lent and they can sign up by Sign up for email clicking here. If you do not wish to receive …
Welcoming winter's clarity
… It is no accident that the season richest in liturgy is the winter time. Advent, Christmas, Lent are full of devotions, practices, pageantry and rich and meaningful prayer, as we celebrate …
A Psalm of My Whereness
… rises up and haunts me; lingering, it floats like a flower in the backwaters of my mind. Lent 2010 Reflections by Joyce Rupp Beginning the week of Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17) NCRonline.org … Please forward this email to friends who might like to receive Joyce Rupp reflections during Lent and they can sign up by Sign up for email clicking here. If you do not wish to receive …
Liturgy as theater
… It also would become my inspiration, as a priest, to write and direct a new Passion play every Lent. My father, an entertainer and musical therapist, loved history and theater. He and my …
Advent: A time for coming near
… pointed out in 2006, has never had the same spiritual drawing-power as its sister season of Lent. What both seasons have in common, however, is that they are periods of spiritual …
Traditional Anglicans hope for Easter reunion
… a series of regional and national synods starting early in 2010. "I want all the votes in by Lent," Hepworth said. "Then I'm hoping in fact our bishops can meet in Rome after Easter and …