Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one’s life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.
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With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers
While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, bishops composed special prayers for their people and offered alternative ways to begin the celebration of Lent.
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Why Lent can be a dangerous time when you’re recovering from an eating disorder
Lent is not the time for hating my body or ignoring it or making it suffer for things that I have done, no matter what the voice of my eating disorder says.
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Pope Francis stresses reconciliation in Lenten message
The theme of the pope’s message, “We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God,” was taken from the Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (5:20), which reflects the invitation to return to God through constant conversion and reconciliation, and experience new life in Christ.
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How Ash Wednesday orients us to the season of Lent
During this 40-day period, we prepare individually and collectively to celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
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Why Catholics should practice almsgiving this Lent (and every Lent)
Perhaps Catholics in the United States might redouble their efforts to give alms this Lent and to reflect in greater depth on the spiritual benefits the practice can bring.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
On Holy Saturday, we look back on the sacrifice of Lent and forward to the joy of Easter
Certain memories linger in our hearts with special clarity. For me, a long-ago Holy Saturday that marked the day before my reception into the Catholic Church is one of those.
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As Notre Dame burned, America watched with sorrow
The day before this issue went to press, we watched on our newsroom monitors the devastating fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
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What Rome’s station churches teach us about Easter
The liturgies of Lent and Easter, like the churches themselves, are built upon the conviction that the resurrection changes everything.
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On Good Friday, remember that Jesus understands you
Jesus understands not only our bodily suffering, but also our spiritual suffering, in these feelings of abandonment. He was like us in all things, except sin. And he experienced all that we did.