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St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty

St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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Lent with Richard Rohr: Good Mirroring and Bad Mirroring

Monday of the Second Week of Lent | Readings: Daniel 9:4–10; Luke 6:36–38
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Lent with Richard Rohr: The Third Something

Second Sunday of Lent | Readings: Luke 9:28-36 REFLECTION Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the audio here
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Lent with Richard Rohr: Commandment as a Big Push Over the Top

Saturday of the First Week of Lent | Readings: Deuteronomy 26:16–19; Matthew 5:43–48 REFLECTION Your browser does not support the audio element. Download the audio here
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A priest holds ashes to distribute during Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Catherine's Church in Bethlehem, West Bank, Feb. 14, 2024. (OSV News photo/Debbie Hill)

A Friar Reflects on Ash Wednesday

As Lent begins, we hear the words in the first reading for Ash Wednesday: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.”
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Lent with Richard Rohr: Rewards and Punishments Are Inherent

Friday of the First Week of Lent | Readings: Ezekiel 18:21–28; Matthew 5:20–26
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Lent with Richard Rohr: Taking One’s Life in One’s Hands

Thursday of the First Week of Lent | Readings: Esther C:12, 14–16, 23–25; Matthew 7:7–12
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