A Lenten reflection on the collective sins of racism, violence and environmental destruction.
Lent
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Father James Martin: What the washing of the feet teaches us about Jesus
You don’t need to know any Greek to anticipate the disciples’ shock: their master is acting like a servant, a slave.
Posted inColumns, Faith
A Mercy-Filled Lent
A more deliberate approach to sacrifice during this Lenten season
Posted inExplainer, Faith
When and what is the ‘Triduum’?
Living in today’s world, doesn’t the period from Thursday to Sunday seem to us, and to most people, like four days, rather than three?
Posted inFaith, The Word
A Community in Suffering
During Holy Week we focus on the sufferings of Jesus—not only the physical sufferings that led to his death on the cross but also the misunderstanding and treachery displayed toward him by many who had been close to him.
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Blindness and Sight
The blind man’s progress in spiritual sight reminds us that we need God’s grace and revelation to move toward sharper spiritual vision.
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The First and Second Adam
The Scripture readings for the Sundays of Lent are extraordinarily rich.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Reading in the Season of Lent
One could do worse than devote some time during Lent to ‘lectio divina’ and reading the Scriptures prayerfully.
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I Believe; Help My Unbelief!
Just what is it that we are called to believe? Is it that a broken nation will be reconstituted? Is it that one who has died will be resuscitated?