When the church allowed meat on Fridays, the intent was not to end the call for penance. Friday penance outside of Lent can now have a more personal nature, drawing each of us closer to God.
Lent
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
‘It is finished’: The meaning behind Jesus’ last words on the cross
A Homily for Good Friday, by Terrance Klein
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: This Holy Week, do some spring cleaning for your soul
“Look at the closet of your soul—how many useless things you have, how many stupid illusions,” the pope said. “Let us return to simplicity, to things that are true, that don’t need to be made-up.”
Posted inFaith, Pope Francis Homilies
Read: Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday 2023. ‘The abandoned’ are the ‘Christs of our day.’
“Christ, in his abandonment, stirs us to seek him and to love him and those who are themselves abandoned. For in them we see not only people in need, but Jesus himself, abandoned.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, out of hospital, presides at Palm Sunday celebration
Pope Francis, recovering from bronchitis, delivered a forceful Palm Sunday homily asking us to remember the “many abandoned Christs” in our own time, or those who experience suffering and solitude.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The joy of reunion
We should focus on what today’s reading outlines as a uniter, that being a sanctuary under God.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
This Lent, answer Jesus’ question: ‘Do you want to be well?’
A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by Ashley McKinless
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Repentance and Holiness: The True Meaning of Lent
That the Lord seeks not to punish us for our sins but to call us all back to holiness is a conviction so strong among theologians in the church in the modern age that it risks becoming a truism.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday in Lent, should we eat the corned beef?
Can (or should) you eat meat this St. Patrick’s Day? Some archdioceses are giving out dispensations, while others insist upon fasting. Who is right?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
You’ve never heard the story of Jesus’ Passion like this: An interview with the Notre Dame Folk Choir
A conversation about “The Passion,” a new musical production from the Notre Dame Folk Choir.