Spiritual athletics are not enough. You must cure thoughtlessness, too
Thoughtful acts performed daily make for family peace, whereas daily thoughtlessness creates tension, resentment, and soul-searing putdowns.
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Articles tagged Lent
Bp. Strickland: The best way to ‘honor’ Pope Francis is to repent, follow Jesus
Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses our duty to repent, confess our sins, imitate Christ, and pray for our bishops and priests, especially Pope Francis.
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Bp. Strickland urges Catholics to ‘joyfully embrace’ the call to sanctity this Lent
'There's just so much division and turmoil,' Strickland said. 'I would urge everyone to really look at this moment as a time of reparation and atonement first for [your] own personal sin ... but also for the sins of the world.'
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It takes courage to stand up to pro-abortion bullies, but God is always with us when we do
This Lent, let's do something to build our moral courage and pray daily for God’s guidance in doing so.
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US Catholic university offers students ‘LGBTQ’ Stations of the Cross for Lent
University of Dayton students will pray the Stations of the Cross through an LGBT 'lens.'
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Raymond Arroyo pays tribute to the Good Thief in new book
Arroyo discovered that some legends say that Dismas met Baby Jesus once, when he himself was a young man and already a ruthless thief who was called the 'Prince of Death.'
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If you’ve been putting off doing something for God every day, Lent is a good time to start
We need to bring the blazing light of reality, the spotlight of truth, to bear on our interior lives.
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Lenten penances this year expand beyond atoning for our own sins to those of the world
Reparation for the evils brought about by COVID, civil unrest, election chaos, abortion, and blasphemy is desperately needed.
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Virgin Mary foretold a ‘terrible punishment’ from God if people did not heed her call to repent
We should not miss the opportunity to obey Our Blessed Mother this Lent.
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Two bishops’ advice to Catholics in Lenten crisis: Eat meat on Fridays
The bishop of Boston and the bishop of Metuchen, N.J. declared to their flocks that Lenten abstinence from meat on Fridays is no longer binding.
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