Spirituality
Journey through Lent with those who know the way
Saints -- those holy men and women proclaimed by the church throughout history, can guide us during the Lenten season. Learn how in this package of three resources from our partner Catholic News Service.
Three saints for the three pillars of Lent
Consider St. Katharine Drexel, St. Ignatius of Loyola and Venerable Matt Talbot when practicing prayer, fasting and almsgiving this lenten season, writes Effie Caldarola.
Saints to know during Lent
This Lent, Maureen Pratt is getting to know some holy men and women in church history. She doesn't have a "favorite" saint but with each one she "meets," she discovers what it means to live with courage, love and faith.
Saints with feast days this Lent
The feast days of saints appearing on the calendar -- from SS. Felicity and Perpetua to St. Joseph -- during Lent offer great examples for living the faith, writes Paul Senz.
Jesus’ feeling of abandonment shines light on his humanity
A reader has a hard time understanding how Jesus could feel abandoned on the cross. Father Ken Doyle explains the answer lies in how Jesus during his passion uses two names to address his Father.
To quench thirsts of any kind, Jesus is the living water
Msgr. Joseph Prior comments on the imagery of water in the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent, which point to the sacrifice of Jesus leading to the baptismal waters of Easter.
Readings of the holy Mass – Third Sunday of Lent
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
What a simple tweet said about the bluntness of Scripture
Her parish's Twitter feed exploded over its "Remember you are dust" tweet, and Gina Christian wondered why. The ashes we received give a reminder that the Lord can heal us when we come just as we are.
This Lent, give up pride, take up humility
Kim Griffin started Lent excited for growth but over-estimated her abilities to resist sin and under-estimated her need for God’s grace. Humility strengthens us to choose not our own will, but to accept God's.
Readings of the holy Mass – Second Sunday of Lent
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.