Remembering our Valentine’s Day proposal February 12, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window I knew he had the ring. I knew he was going to propose that night.
Lent provides spiritual spring training February 12, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent I’d like to offer another view of Lent: it is a time to ensure that our spiritual life is in top-notch coordination.
Let God choose your Lent February 8, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Lent can feel a lot like a competition, a 40-day spiritual marathon with winners and losers.
Lent with ‘The Chosen’ February 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews “The Chosen” provides much inspiration that could kick start your Lenten reflection on how God might be inviting you to metanoia, or conversion, during this penitential season.
Ash Wednesday is way more important than Valentine’s Day, silly February 7, 2024By Simcha Fisher OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent There is a flurry of consternation about how we are supposed to celebrate Valentine’s Day without letting it overshadow the beginning of Lent.
Pope: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today’s forms of slavery February 1, 2024By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Lent is a time to free oneself from slavery and take action to free others suffering from the multiple forms of slavery that afflict the world, Pope Francis said.
Convert looks forward with joy to Easter, says path to church has been ‘a joyous journey’ April 8, 2023By Linda Petersen OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Lent, News, World News The “Elect” are the catechumens, who will be baptized, confirmed and receive the first Eucharist at Easter Vigil, April 8.
Papal preacher: Nihilism is the ‘black hole’ of the spiritual universe April 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Alone, without God, humanity is nothing, the papal preacher told Pope Francis and thousands of people gathered for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion.
Annual Good Friday nationwide prayer vigil for victims of abortion continues post-Roe, organizers say April 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Respect Life, World News An annual Good Friday pro-life prayer vigil that takes place in locations across the country will continue post-Roe, organizers said.
Pope tells priests: Be agents of harmony, not division April 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating the chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica April 6, the pope addressed his homily to about 1,800 concelebrating priests in the basilica on what he called “the birthday of the priesthood,” the institution of the Eucharist that is celebrated on Holy Thursday.
Amid war, Paschal Triduum takes on deeper meaning for US Ukrainian Catholics April 6, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s brutal attacks on Ukraine continue, the Paschal Triduum has taken on an even deeper meaning for Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.
Holy Week is time for spring cleaning, including spiritually, pope says April 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News During Lent this year, residents of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope Francis lives, decided to clean out their closets and give away things other people could use. “You can’t imagine how much stuff there was,” the pope said.
