A Friar Reflects on Ash Wednesday
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 16, 2019
As Lent begins, we hear the words in the first reading for Ash Wednesday: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.”
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Getting to Know Joel, Old Testament Prophet
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
January 10, 2019
Every Ash Wednesday this Old Testament prophet sets the tone for Lent.
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Sporting His Faith: An Interview with ESPN’s Tony Reali
Peter Finney Jr.
January 24, 2018
Television host, sports junkie, husband, father—all of these could describe this popular ESPN personality. His Catholic faith keeps him grounded. "I can talk for hours about giving voice to people, and, oddly, my job is to silence people with a ...
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Chicago’s Lenten Kickoff
John Feister
January 24, 2018
On Ash Wednesday at St. Peter’s in the Loop in the heart of Chicago, 20,000 people will begin their Lenten journey.
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Ash Wednesday: Wearing Our Faith on Our Foreheads
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 14, 2015
If there ever is a day of the year when you can spot Catholics at a glance, Ash Wednesday is it.
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