Over against our human unreliability stand the rock-solid assurances of God.
Lent
The Psalms connect us to God as part of an unbroken chain of gratitude.
Today and everyday we are invited to pray with the psalmist.
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Why do we fast during Lent?
Fasting does a number of things for us. First, it’s often healthy. Second, it reminds us that we have some control over our bodies. But it’s the third reason that is often lost on people: to save money so that we can give to the poor.
Why forgiveness is the hardest part of faith
I know that holding onto anger or resentment harms me more than it affects the perceived offender, and I know, too, that not to forgive is to practice self-righteousness and even to play God. But sometimes it is difficult to let go of these wrongs.
Hearing God’s voice at evensong
Many years ago, when I was a graduate student in a venerable British university, I would wander into my college’s cathedral for evensong.
America This Week: March 13, 2019
This week’s guest is Maggi Van Dorn. We discuss Deliver Us, America‘s podcast on the sex abuse crisis. We also discuss these articles: I fasted on only bread and juice for Lent. This is what I learned. The most dangerous Devil is the one you cannot see Review: The life of Bing Crosby, reviewed
It’s natural to want to do things ourselves, but we need God to forgive our sins
Anyone who has been fortunate enough to live with a two-year-old knows that the drive towards doing it yourself begins early in life.
What Lenten pilgrims can learn from the martyrs of Rome
The second of Rome’s station churches is dedicated to a soldier-saint, George of Lydda. Soldier-martyrs seem to have left a particular mark on the memory of Roman Christians.
When we confess our sins, God draws closer to us
In “Angela’s Ashes” Frank McCourt writes vividly about his boyish fear of confessing to a priest.
Fr. James Martin, S.J.; Try praying in a new way this Lent
It’s always good to try new ways of prayer. It might change your relationship with God, which is not a bad thing at all for Lent.
