Meet the Mystics: St. Catherine of Siena
May 31, 2023
Ceremony of Repentance
Reflect Most cultures have a religious or spiritual ceremony for repenting or self-cleansing. Native Hawaiians, for example, recognize their faults, come to terms with needing to change, and go into the sea to cleanse their bodies, as well as their …
Come Follow Me
“This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah” (Luke 11:29). Jonah was the stereotypical doomsday prophet proclaiming, “The end is near. Repent!” Francis stood …
Sharing the Word for March 1, 2023
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent March 1, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Jonah 3:1-10 The Book of Jonah is the story of a reluctant prophet. God sends Jonah to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh. Jonah resists …
Lent with St. Clare: First Wednesday
When St. Clare died on August 11, 1253, she was only fifty-nine years old. Yet what she accomplished in those fifty-nine years has endured even today. That says a lot about her and the strength of her faith.
Ukraine’s healing needs justice, repentance, say experts
Healing the wounds of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine requires decades of effort — and a willingness to face human suffering at a staggering scale, said experts at a Feb. 23 panel discussion hosted by the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago.