For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to…
Ash Wednesday
Hope in the Lord — Ashes for Lent and heroic action
byThis coming Wednesday, Feb. 17, is Ash Wednesday. It was just a week into Lent in 2020 that the COVID-19 pandemic brought all of…
Between Amens — What is your level of spiritual fitness?
byLike approximately 80 million other Americans, I set some fitness goals for the new year. And like about 79 million of them, I would…
Catholics will receive sprinkling of ashes
byThis year, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Louisville won’t be able to take their annual #Ashtag selfies on Ash Wednesday — celebrated this year…
For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads
byCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year…
With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the…
Shut off cellphone, open Bible for Lent, pope tells faithful
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order…
Hope in the Lord — Receive ashes humbly
byIn his 2017 Lenten message, Pope Francis quote Jesus’ words in the Gospel according to Saint Matthew: “Because of the increase in iniquity, the…
Prayer campaign targets violence
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer An ecumenical effort to address violence in Louisville and “consecrate the West End to the Lord’s care” begins tomorrow,…
Archdiocese launches new Lenten website
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Lent is a time to focus on prayer, fasting and almsgiving — the three spiritual practices of the…