Lenten retreat: Book helps people explore pope’s teaching on belonging February 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, Lent, News, World News Pope Francis’s concern for migrants and refugees, his focus on ecology, his calls to “go out” to share the good news of salvation, even his support for the controversial possibility of informally blessing LGBTQ+ couples flow from his conviction that people need to know they belong to God, to one another and to creation.
Elmo and the challenge of Lent February 16, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Maybe it’s my turn to think of someone each day to turn to and say, “Just checking in. How are you doing?”
Five great Lenten reads February 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Lent The season of Lent is an ideal time to grow in the spiritual life. Here are five great reads to help you on your way.
This Lent, say sorry — and mean it February 15, 2024By Dr. Greg Popcak OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent As we express our sorrow to God this Lent for the ways that our lives do not reflect his plan for us, it can be important to make sure our “I’m sorrys” have all the components of sincere remorse.
Pope: During Lent, leave appearances aside and listen to God February 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News In an age when even one’s most intimate thoughts and feelings can become fodder for social media, Lent is a time to cast aside appearances and to find God at work in the depths of the heart, Pope Francis said.
Stations of the Cross help us make sense of suffering February 14, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Christ’s cross makes sense of our own, hence the universal appeal of popular devotions like the Stations of the Cross.
A time to come home February 14, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church Whatever this Lenten season brings for us, may we trust that God is longing to be closer to each of us, surrounding us with his love, and inviting us into the comfort and joy of a deeper relationship with him.
Rice Bowl provides ‘life-changing hope’ and a ‘way to draw closer to Jesus,’ says archbishop February 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News An annual Lenten collection taken up by Catholics across the U.S. provides “life-changing hope,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia, chair of the board of Catholic Relief Services.
Chiefs won, but Jesus takes first place in Ash Wednesday victory parade, says Kansas City bishop February 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Sports, World News Kansas City Chiefs fans are looking forward to a Super Bowl victory parade Feb. 14 — but for Catholics, who mark Ash Wednesday that same day, “first place always goes to the Lord Jesus and what he’s done,” said Bishop James V. Johnston of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo.
Catholic experts share tips for navigating Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day February 13, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Saints, World News Catholic couples and liturgical experts are advising how to observe Ash Wednesday — the beginning of the Latin Church’s penitential season of Lent leading up to Easter — which falls on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, this year.
Ash Wednesday’s significance February 13, 2024By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent when we go to that early Mass on Ash Wednesday morning and receive the blessed ashes on our forehead, we are repeating a somber, pious act that Catholics have been undergoing for over 1,500 years.
Fasting and abstinence: More than laws of the church February 13, 2024By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent As the penitential season of Lent begins, we Catholics, like Christians everywhere, prepare to commemorate the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
