Easter

Live in Me, Love in Me, Act in Me

Stephen Copeland February 28, 2022

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.

Welcome, Lent

Amy Ekeh February 25, 2022

For Catholics, Lent is a sure part of the rhythm of life. The sacred season comes around every year, like an old friend who visits, without fail.

Ask a Franciscan about…Lent and Easter

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 21, 2022

My lifelong curiosity prompts me to ask: 1) When and how did Ash Wednesday originate? 2) What was the specific thinking that inspired this practice? 3) Can you recommend reference sources on this subject?

The Hard Work of Lent

Christopher Heffron January 23, 2022

While being angry may not be the ideal frame of mind when starting the season of Lent, these three quotations help me find a measure of peace.

Who Do You Say That I Am? A Meditation on Jesus

Richard B. Patterson, PhD July 23, 2021

Jesus asks this of all his disciples. How do we respond?

Resurrection Song

Stephen Copeland March 31, 2021

We find ourselves in a Holy Saturday moment, in that space between Crucifixion and Resurrection, and the model we adopt moving forward might affect whether we discover an empty tomb.