As we head towards Lent I have had a number of questions regarding a book I might recommend to those looking to experience a more meaningful Lent. There is one that comes to mind that I believe will ...

Lent, that time of somber reflection, has begun. Many of us, after years of warmed-over helpings of pulpit porridge calling us to penance and fasting, might be ready for a new approach. Maybe ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, a day that takes its name from the ashes imposed on Catholics’ foreheads to mark the beginning of Lent. Why ashes? Because, as the traditional formula of imposition puts it, ...

When the governors of Florida and Texas started busing refugees to northern states last year, Chicago was on the list of blue cities to which these politicians (both Catholics, by the way) hoped to ...

Cambridge, MA. Lent is rolling along, but we are also nearing the end of the second chapter of the Yoga Sutras, the chapter I am proposing for our Lenten reflection. Right now we are half way through ...

A Reflection for the Thursday of the Third Week of Lent If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Ps 95:7-8). Find today’s readings here. It is hard to make it too far in this world without ...

For many people Lent is a time to take a step back, evaluate what is important and think about sacrifice. People of the Catholic faith refrain from eating meat on Fridays. In addition, Catholics and ...

In a statement, the Gemelli Hospital reported “a slight improvement” in the pope’s conditions The Vatican released the pope’s message for the path towards Easter, titled this year “Let us journey ...

When I was a little girl, Lent was a time for “giving up.” What it meant, in reality, was giving up the comforts of confectionery. Lent meant no lollies as my friends and I would forswear that small ...

While Lent is a season some people wish to avoid on the church calendar, there are some of us who actually look forward to the season. Lent brings us an opportunity for introspection and contemplation ...