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Lent and the Divine Life
CARL E. OLSON
Fasting is far more than just an obligation or even a discipline; it is connected with the very mystery of life and death, of salvation and damnation.

The Severe Truth of Lent
GRAZIE CHRISTIE
As Lent begins again, and with it, the desire to follow Christ on the way to Calvary, I am fascinated, as all Western civilization has been for two millennia, by the Cross at the end of that uphill climb.

Pope Benedict's 2008 Message for Lent
POPE BENEDICT XVI
Each year, Lent offers us a providential opportunity to deepen the meaning and value of our Christian lives, and it stimulates us to rediscover the mercy of God so that we, in turn, become more merciful toward our brothers and sisters.

Pope Benedict XVI's message for Lent 2012
POPE BENEDICT XVI
The Lenten season offers us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: charity.

Preparing for the journey of Lent, 2013
ARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. CAP.
Georges Bernanos deeply loved the Church, but he could also be brutally candid when it came to himself and his fellow believers.

Lent Is Not Simply About Self-Improvement
FATHER ANTHONY GERBER
When you die and come before God for your judgment, these are the words with which the devil will accuse you.

Fasting in Body – and Mind – during Lent
POPE LEO THE GREAT
Lent must be kept not only by avoiding bodily impunity but also by avoiding errors of thought and faith. 

We're being asked to give up too much this Lent
FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I.
This year, the Catholic Church in the United States is being told she must "give up" her health care institutions, her universities and many of her social service organizations.

Kids and Holiness: Making Lent Meaningful to Children
CYNDI MONTANARO
How might we apply the three penitential principles of Lent (fasting, almsgiving, and prayer) to our school-age childrens lives? What can we do to teach them (not force them) to do penance for the love of Christ?

Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent 2007
POPE BENEDICT XVI
Dear brothers and sisters, let us look at Christ pierced in the Cross! He is the unsurpassing revelation of Gods love, a love in which eros and agape, far from being opposed, enlighten each other.

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