Lent
Lent with St. Clare: Thursday after Ash Wednesday
When Clare left her home, she was completely alone. For a brief time, she met with Francis and his brothers and then took refuge with a community of religious sisters. In essence, however, she was charting her own path.
Lent with St. Clare: Ash Wednesday
Today is the start of our Lenten journey. On our foreheads we wear ashes, a sign that we are made of dust and to dust we shall return. Such an outward sign conveys a message that words do not.
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Making God Too Small
At the start of any year, I am usually focused on St. Francis of Assisi and his wonderful appreciation of God and the natural world.
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Dear Reader: Ashes to Ashes
Lent is a season of solemn travel—toward God and with God. We at Franciscan Media are with you on the journey.
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Lent and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Now that we are in the midst of the Lenten season, parishes will be offering several opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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Live in Me, Love in Me, Act in Me
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 ...
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COVID-19 and Our Lenten Challenge