Tag: Lent
Ways to Get the Most out of the Season of Lent (Part 1)
1. Take 30 minutes to pray, ask the Holy Spirit’s guidance, look over this activities list for the Season of Lent, and make a few practical Lenten resolutions. Be careful. If you try to do too much, you may not succeed in anything. If you need to get up early or stay up late to… Read More ›
Temptations Correspond to Our Vulnerabilities
Biblical Reflection for 1st Sunday of Lent C By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB TORONTO, FEB. 17, 2010 (Zenit.org).- … At the very beginning of his campaign for this world and for each one of us, Jesus openly confronted the enemy. He began his fight using the power of Scripture during a night of doubt, confusion,… Read More ›
Holy Father Begins Lent at Benedictine Monastery
The blog link mentioned below is worth taking a look at. Well written and presented with a few pictures from inside the monastery. The Holy Father began the holy season of Lent by going to the Church of Saint Anselm (Benedictines) atop the Aventine Hill. After a brief prayer, the Bishop of Rome led the… Read More ›
What is the Point of Suffering?
Lent is about the holiness that suffering can bring. It is about bringing good where hate has been. It is about the transformation of the base to the beautiful. But don’t be fooled: Lent is not about masochism. It is about being willing to suffer for something worth suffering for, as Jesus did, without allowing… Read More ›
It’s 2009. Do You Know Where Your Soul Is?
I am in Midtown Manhattan, where drivers still play their car horns as if they were musical instruments and shouting in restaurants is sport. I am a long way from the warm breeze of voices I heard a week ago on Easter Sunday. “Glorify your name,” the island women sang, as they swayed in a… Read More ›
The Gospel enlightens and fulfills the beliefs of other faiths
Note: It has been the policy used on this web site to publish only information that can be verified by official sources. The secular news and the web have widely covered a reported statement by Pope Benedict that society is drifting into a ‘desert of godlessness.’ The following post can be found through Catholic News… Read More ›
Youths, young adults gather for Lenten prayer, reflection at Belmont Abbey
Charlotte, N.C., Apr 9, 2009 (The Catholic News and Herald) “We are all on a pilgrimage during the Lenten season,” said Bishop Peter J. Jugis. This is a “time for interior renewal and turning away from sin, a time to embrace Jesus,” said the bishop to young Catholics from across the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop… Read More ›
Preciousness of Silence
“But Jesus was silent.” Mt 26:63 The Silence is Meekness. When you do not defend yourself against offenses; When you do not claim your rights; When you let God defend you; The Silence is Meekness. The Silence is Mercy. When you do not reveal the faults of your brothers to others; When you readily forgive… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 7, Speaking From Silence
[click here to view part six of this seven part series] Speaking From Silence “Talk is cheap,” grumbled a man in front of an airport television after Haiti’s recently returned president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, spoke of peace and reconciliation as key issues for the remainder of his interrupted presidency. Are words cheap or do we speak… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 6, Eating in Solidarity
[click here to view part five of this seven part series] Eating in Solidarity Most of us spend a good bit of our waking (and even dreaming!) hours thinking about, planning, preparing and eating food. It’s one of those very mundane tasks like reading the newspaper and washing behind the ears. What we eat and… Read More ›