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
Lent
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
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.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
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.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
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.
Posted inExamen, Faith
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.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Why religious rituals bring us closer to God
The reassurance and familiarity of routines foster the growth of trust and love.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
How should we ask God for forgiveness?
The truth about God’s mercy is this: It is a divine gift, not a human attainment.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
What is an authentic sacrifice? A broken heart, says today’s Psalm
When I was growing up, the impending arrival of Lent brought on great anxiety over what to give up — soda? chocolate? or most drastically, all sweets?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Why this Lent is an opportunity to get our response to sex abuse right
A summit hosted by The Leadership Roundtable found concrete ways to address the church’s twin crises: a crisis of abuse and a crisis of leadership failures and cover-up.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Overwhelmed by decisions? Choose life with Christ.
When it comes to moral and spiritual choices, there are no inconsequential decisions.