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I’ve come to believe that Lent is not about doing. It’s about not doing. It’s not about trying, but letting ourselves take that ramble through the desert. Prayer is the backbone of Lent.
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I’ve come to believe that Lent is not about doing. It’s about not doing. It’s not about trying, but letting ourselves take that ramble through the desert. Prayer is the backbone of Lent.

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Piece of a Woman, and Minari.

No more documents. No more commissions. Deacon Art Miller says what the Church needs to do to confront racism is to act.

The addressees of this letter were Jewish converts to Christianity. Because of what they have had to endure, they find themselves homesick for their ancient Jewish religion and its practices.

Humility is the guardian and the ornament of all virtues. This virtue filled St. Francis in a more copious abundance, so that nothing should be wanting to a man adorned with so many gifts.

Christ remains our high priest. He has forgiven our sins and offers us eternal life. Like the early Christians, we are called to maintain contact with Jesus.

February is Black History Month in the United States. As such, it’s a great time to recognize the contributions of Black Americans in the Catholic Church.

When we go to confession, we feel a bit ashamed.

This week’s Gospel recalls Jesus’ encounter with an unclean spirit in Capernaum.

To bear fruit, we must be like softened ground–open and receptive. Let us be like that good ground and bear fruit a hundredfold.