Lenten Appeal Collections Down by 61%
Due to the lockdown, which first restricted and then closed churches just a couple weeks into Lent, collection for the Bishops’ Lenten Appeal this year dropped by...
Due to the lockdown, which first restricted and then closed churches just a couple weeks into Lent, collection for the Bishops’ Lenten Appeal this year dropped by...
Easter / Fr Kelvin Banda OP / Lent
by Admin · Published March 23, 2020 · Last modified March 22, 2020
We are reaching the midway point of the grace-filled season of Lent. Prayer, various forms of self-denial and acts of charity are the hallmark of this holy season. In...
Christian Living / Church / Easter / Jesus / Lent / Sarah-Leah Pimentel / The Cross
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published March 17, 2020 · Last modified March 16, 2020
Lent is a time when we seek to deepen our relationship with Jesus who died on the Cross to redeem us. This means looking, really looking, at...
Easter / Lent / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published March 10, 2020 · Last modified March 9, 2020
What about invalids and the physically challenged who live with pain and hardship? Are they bound to observe the Lenten strictures of fasting and abstinence? I hope...
Quite some years ago, I was working as director of Christian formation at a Catholic high school, I remember that on Ash Wednesday while assisting in signing...
By Carol Zimmermann – When it comes to the three pillars of Lent, almsgiving is a little bit like the middle child, not always getting the attention...
Lent is a time of spiritual preparation for Easter, highlighted by prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Below are a few suggestions on the “ins and outs” of making...
Stations of the Cross all over the world During Lent we are called to follow Christ on his Passion journey to the Cross. This week we take...
Christian Living / Church / Easter / Lent
by CNS · Published March 2, 2020 · Last modified February 27, 2020
By Carol Glatz – Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order to better hear God and those who suffer...
By Tim Swift – No selfies. No cat videos. Not even an artfully composed photo of avocado toast. Sheila Wheltle’s social media accounts will go dark for 40...
Is there any question that almsgiving is the under-practiced, under-encouraged Lenten discipline when compared with prayer and fasting? In this magazine’s 110-year-old archives, a search for the...
By Carol Glatz – Lent is a time for deeper dialogue with God through prayer, for renewed gratitude for God’s mercy and for increased compassion for people whose...
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