“Easter, the heart of our faith, is all the more significant for you who celebrate this feast in the very places where our Lord lived, died and rose again,” Pope Francis writes to Catholics of all rites living in the Holy Land.
Lent
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My daughter told me to give up criticizing myself for Lent. Thank God she did.
When my grown daughter let me know how my words had impacted her, I regretted every time I said something negative about my body, not realizing the harm I was imprinting on my perfectly made young girls.
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How’s Lent Going? A 5th-grade class reports on their plans vs. reality
At the beginning of Lent, America asked a 5th-grade teacher to share what her students would be doing, or giving up, for Lent. Their responses reveal the joys and struggles of the Lenten season.
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Why are most Catholics so bad at almsgiving?
One study showed Catholics donated the least amount of money of all denominations surveyed.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Can something be both beastly and beautiful? The crucifixion is.
A Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief!
The “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners, Kim Harris and John Baldovin, S.J., to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
I’m a Catholic priest who fasts for Ramadan. Here’s what it taught me about Lent.
Observing Ramadan, a sacred time of fasting in the Islamic world, heightens my awareness of the afflictions that so many are forced to endure and the ways our world still needs healing.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Jesus did not die to appease an angry God
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
This Lent, put in the work
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Kerry Weber
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The interfaith history of the C.R.S. Rice Bowl
You’ve probably seen the little cardboard boxes that pop up in classrooms, dining rooms and churches during Lent. But do you know the history of C.R.S.’s Operation Rice Bowl?