A Lenten Search March 8, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church This Lent, as we walk toward Easter, we have a beautiful opportunity to ask ourselves what is missing in our spiritual life and spend time just being with Jesus.
Pope to open Lenten prayer, penance service at Rome parish March 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will open a Lenten prayer and penance initiative at a Rome parish March 17 rather than in St. Peter’s Basilica as in past years.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Catholic Social Teaching and Public Life March 6, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Social Justice Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Kim Daniels, director of the Initiative about its 10th anniversary and how Catholics can help participate in a civil discussion with others – even if they disagree.
This Lent, you are right where you need to be March 6, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Some Sundays getting to Mass is trickier than usual, and this weekend, my husband and ended up going to separate services since we were all on different schedules. I was running behind, and I headed to a parish we only visit occasionally.
Saying rosary as family seen as one way to fulfill Lenten pillar of prayer March 4, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Tom Lyman, director of Family Rosary, hopes that especially during Lent — which calls Catholics to commit more time to the Lord in prayer — families will pray the rosary together and take part in the ministry’s “At the Foot of the Cross” Lenten campaign.
Deliver yourself from (weekend) temptation March 3, 2023By Robyn Barberry Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Unconditional We are less than a week into Lent and the weariness is setting in for many of us who have chosen to make a Lenten sacrifice.
Vatican II’s openness is needed in today’s church, cardinal tells Curia March 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News In the first Lenten reflection for the Roman Curia delivered by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa March 3, the Capuchin friar said that Vatican II showed the church how “to walk through history, alongside humanity, trying to discern the signs of the times.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: Sacrament of Reconciliation February 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments This year, the church is implementing a new Order of Penance, including new prayers for the Act of Contrition and the priest’s prayer of absolution.
Launching into Lent (7 Quick Takes) February 26, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window It made me feel as if God was saying, “Just keep your eyes on Jesus, and your Lent will be just fine.”
Looking for Lenten retreats? Here’s a sampling of what’s online or in-person February 25, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News Personal reflections are always an option for American Catholics on Ash Wednesday and beyond, but there are a wide range of experiences for those who want to participate in a group setting, including parish-level events and European travel. And virtual worship, so essential during the pandemic, is still making strides, even though Zoom events seem an awkward memory of a bad time.
Make time this Lent to love the excluded, defenseless, despised, pope says February 24, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News The call to make sacrifices for others out of love remains urgent as so many people continue to suffer from war, violence, exclusion and poverty, Pope Francis said.
Up and down the mountain this Lent February 23, 2023By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
