Cardinal’s Lenten meditation: Conversion is call to renew, rekindle faith
VATICAN CITY — Conversion means believing that God became flesh to make all things new and offer his kingdom to everyone, said Cardinal Raniero…
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For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to…
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Pope on Palm Sunday: Life, measured by love, is meant to serve others
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope…
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Editorial – Disconnect to connect
Recently while dining at a local eatery — a cut above fast-food but a level below “reservations only,” — a couple took notice of…
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Between Amens – How do we embrace baptism during Lent?
Here’s a mid-Lent pop quiz for you: What are the two parts of what the church calls the “twofold character” of the Lenten season?…
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Hope in the Lord — Don’t be lazy during Lent
Pity the poor sloth. Recently I watched a pet sloth on live TV. It moved very, very slowly and deliberately. It almost looked like…
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With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the…
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Shut off cellphone, open Bible for Lent, pope tells faithful
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order…
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Pray Stations in the cemetery during Lent
Each Friday during Lent, students from local Catholic schools will lead the “Way of the Cross for Young Christians” at one of four cemeteries…
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New books offer spiritual nourishment during Lent, Easter season
WASHINGTON — Here are some new books that might be useful for your spiritual reading during Lent and the Easter season: — “Sacred Space…
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