Lent and the purification of memory March 5, 2025By George Weigel Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Catholic Difference The annual 40-day pilgrimage through the desert of Lent, patterned on the Lord’s forty days in the Judaean wilderness in preparation for his public ministry, is the preeminent moment in the Church’s year of grace for the purification of memory — especially our memories of the successes and failures of living missionary discipleship since Pentecost 2024 closed last year’s season of paschal celebration.
Take up your cross March 5, 2025By Scott P. Richert OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent The only aspect of Christianity that the modern world seems willing to accept is service to others — so long as we don’t mention that we’re serving Christ in them.
Hope in the cross: A Lenten experience March 4, 2025By Erin O'Leary OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent We deepen our relationship with Christ through our Lenten disciplines and look to his crucifixion, death and resurrection to overcome the darkness that can cause us to struggle and despair.
The aroma of Christ March 4, 2025By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent Those truly filled with Christ’s self-giving love cannot remain self-enclosed but instead are impelled to become a diffuser of his truth and love by how they live, what they say and by their love of others, especially those in need.
10 tips for a Christ-centered Lent March 4, 2025By Tom Hoopes OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent If we cooperate with baptismal grace, the sacrament guarantees that we can “participate in the divine life of the Trinity” first of all by receiving the theological virtues: faith, hope and love.
Called not to be served but to serve March 3, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Pope Francis in his dozen years and counting has reformed the curia, overhauled Vatican finances, brought women and laymen into positions of authority, and appointed cardinals from the periphery rather than just the traditional cardinalate sees.
5 pearls of saintly wisdom on kicking sin to the curb March 3, 2025By Bill Dodds OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Saints The lives of the saints are filled with examples of heroic virtue (faith, hope and love), but they weren’t born with it. And it was never just handed to them, no matter how they came to Christ.
Smile — it’s Lent! March 3, 2025By Bill Dodds OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Lent isn’t just a time for repairing what you’ve failed to maintain. It can be a time for refurbishing, revising and revitalizing. For getting started on “You 2.0.”
Question on a busy morning March 2, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I was rinsing dishes in the sink when my younger son—who’s 15—came into the kitchen. “So, what will it be like when we go to college?” he said. “Will you miss us?”
A Catholic look at this year’s Oscar Best Picture nominees February 28, 2025By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Here’s how the eight out of 10 films I was able to see hold up in the human dignity department.
Question Corner: Why can’t non-Catholics receive Communion? February 26, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Question Corner Under ordinary circumstances, the church does not allow non-Catholics to receive Holy Communion. But this discipline is not meant to “keep people away from Jesus.”
Reviving monasticism February 26, 2025By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vocations Monasticism first emerged as a lay movement focused on cultivating a deep and radical love for both God and neighbor.
