Jesus has felt our sorrow, carried our burdens, sweated through our labors, taken our punishment onto himself.
Spirituality
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The Examen with Father James Martin, S.J.: The Second Week of Lent
Sin is a failure to bother to love.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Why do we let good manners get in the way of prayer?
“Far too spiritual, our prayer is asphyxiated by good manners.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Reading Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac through the Parkland shooting
What can the church and her Scriptures say to those who are broken?
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The Examen with Father James Martin, S.J.: The First Week of Lent
If you know nothing else about Lent, you probably know that people give things up.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Television’s best (and worst) attempts to capture our current American moment
Given the moment we are in, you might think a lot of shows on television would be trying to talk about current events or “America” in some way. But in point of fact, there aren’t that many. And even fewer are doing it well. The most recent to enter the ring is “Here and Now,” […]
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Lent asks us to travel to a new world. Asceticism is what gets us there.
Christians are called to asceticism as a way of reaching out, in faith, toward a life to come.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Searching for Our Lady of Grace in the rust belt
Our Feb. 7th guest is Sonja Livingston, author of several books of literary nonfiction, including the award-winning memoir Ghostbread. We discuss his recent article, What a Rust Belt quest for a missing statue taught me about devotion. We also discuss these articles: Listen this Lent Puerto Rico to receive $11 billion in disaster aid. Advocates […]
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Introducing our new Examen Podcast with Father James Martin
Lent is a popular time to make resolutions. And that’s all to the good.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What to do when you find empty pews
If your faith contains no concern for those who are not here, it is not healthy.