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As we hear of the Lord’s temptations in the desert, let’s let this very human portrait of Jesus remind us of how we’re called to respond in times of temptation: To depend upon God’s grace and allow it to support and sustain us.
During Lent the Church proposes a whole spiritual program whose purpose is to bring us closer to God–to lead us to conversion, to a change of heart, to a deepened relationship with God.
Letting go of our external attachments through simple living does help us to show up with our best selves
Etched on the back of my mother’s headstone are three simple prayers: “Lord, live in me, love in me, and act in me. ”
Adapted from Clarence Enzler’s Everyone’s Way of the Cross, these prayers not only perfectly describe my mother’s life, which ended suddenly in February 2021, but also echo a ritual she loved during Lent: the Stations of the Cross.
Food offers a constant opportunity to take in gifts with gratitude, which is one of the fundamental practices of the spiritual life.
Courage, perseverance, and hope seem to characterize Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin. In spite of all odds, she kept going and, in the process, helped many people find healing and peace.
Father Boniface Ramsey raised red flags about Theodore McCarrick for years before the media and Church leaders took notice. While some call him a hero, he hopes to be remembered first as a good priest.
When we extract ourselves from the noise of the world and quiet our minds for a conversation with God, that is when our hearts should be purest.
Was Blessed Luke Belludi just at the right place at the right time, or was there something more at work in his happening to meet Saint Anthony and become his protégé? We would all agree that this is how the Lord works─through convenient happenstances.
This week’s readings, says Father Greg Friedman, can be a good tool to help you plan your upcoming Lenten practices.
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