Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent 2009POPE BENEDICT XVI
For this year's Lenten Message, I wish to focus my reflections especially on the value and meaning of fasting.
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Joy in the CrossFATHER FRANCIS FERNANDEZ
Joy is essentially a Christian characteristic, and in this liturgical season the Church does not fail to remind us that it should be present at every moment of our lives.
Lent, a call to turn our lives aroundPOPE BENEDICT XVI
"Repent and believe the Gospel" and "Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return."
Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent 2011POPE BENEDICT XVI
The Lenten period, which leads us to the celebration of Holy Easter, is for the Church a most valuable and important liturgical time, in view of which I am pleased to offer a specific word in order that it may be lived with due diligence.
Lent is a campaign against the aboriginal Evil OneFATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER
Joseph Stalin was responsible for the deaths of around 20 million men, women and children by massacres, torture, starvation and execution.
Lent — Have You Given Up on Giving Up?SUSAN VOGT
A year ago, I was facing Lent — again. I was ready to repeat the routine of what I usually do for Lent: no sweets or complaining, extra prayer, and the usual fasting and abstinence. I realized, though, that I wasn't growing or being challenged.
Intro to Lent: Why do Catholics have to fast?MIKE AQUILINA
"It's medicine for my biggest problem — selfishness and lack of self-control."
Three simple questions at the beginning of LentARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. CAP.
Self-examination, repentance, and reconciliation are rarely painless. A few simple questions and answers might help us on our way.
Thomas Merton, Lent, and the Perils of Avoiding SufferingED ROGERS
I've sometimes wondered what Lent must look like to a non-religious person:
Forty for 40: A Literary Reader for LentNICK RIPATRAZONE
Lent is a time of complex and contrasting emotions. Highs and lows. A time to be shaken and surprised.
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