Cleaning Out Our Spiritual Closets for Lent
Jeanne Hunt
May 14, 2020
This Lent, allow prayer, fasting and works of compassion to challenge whatever is keeping you from God.
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The Many Customs of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 11, 2020
What do ashes, no meat on Fridays, 40 days and Mardi Gras have in common? They’re all symbols associated with the Church season known as Lent—the 40 days preceding the Holy Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.
Give Up Something Else for Lent?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
The Church decided that Catholics could eat meat on Fridays outside Lent. As I remember, there was a slight catch: We were to give up something else.
Flowers During Lent?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 9, 2020
Years ago, it was not permitted to have flowers in the sanctuary during Lent. Is that still the case? Where is this issue addressed?
Lent with the Saints: Mary Magdalene
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 11, 2020
Mary Magdalene is one of the main characters in the story of Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection.
Lent with the Saints: Mary
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 10, 2020
“No mother should bear the death of her son.” I heard that sentiment expressed in my family as a teenager, when my favorite uncle died of cancer in his forties.
Lent with the Saints: John Paul II
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 9, 2020
Saint John Paul II in his life, his ministry as pope, and especially his dying, lived that mystery.
Lent with the Saints: The Suffering Servant
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 8, 2020
Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 69:8–10, 21–22, 31, 33–34; Matthew 26:14–25
Lent with the Saints: Peter
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 7, 2020
Isaiah 49:1–6; Psalm 71:1–2, 3–4a, 5–6ab, 15, 17; John 13:21–33, 36–38
Peter is a central character in the Passion narratives. On Palm Sunday each year, we hear the story of his denial of Jesus.
Lent with the Saints: Martha and Mary
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 6, 2020
Isaiah 42:1–7; Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13–14; John 12:1–1
During Holy Week, the liturgy begins telling the story of the passion of Jesus. The four Gospels do not offer consistent versions of Jesus’ passion and death. They know nothing of the style of reporting found in the twenty-four–hour news cycle of today! Instead, the Gospels offer theological reflection, taking common details from the tradition and shaping them to each story’s purpose.