As we journey together through the sacred season of Lent, we are reminded that each of us will one day be judged justly and mercifully by God. Although we often think of Lent in terms of activities or habits from which we might resolve to refrain until Easter, Lent is about far more than what we choose to do without.
By the middle of Lent, the visible signs begin to fade.
The ashes are long washed away. The resolutions we made with such clarity now live quietly in the background of ordinary days.
March 1 — Mt 17:1-9
An unexpected large bill arrives in your inbox. The shower drain gets clogged. You almost forget an important birthday. You slip on the ice and strain your shoulder.
At Lent, we enter the most profound season in the liturgical year of the church.
Parishes across the diocese will offer fish frys, soup suppers and meatless meals during Lent, with dine-in and carryout options available. Check your parish website or bulletin for the latest schedules.
VATICAN CITY — Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.
The Vatican released Pope Leo XIV’s message for Lent Feb. 13. Titled, “Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion,” the papal message asked Catholics to come together as a community to listen to the word of God and to the vulnerable.
It’s hard to avoid AI these days.
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a Lenten reflection March 3 with a message calling for a “just peace” in Ukraine.
