Lent 2014

Praying Lent: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Jesus can raise everyone from the tomb of a dead, tired soul, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Come out from the dark cave of pride, sin and death and into the light of a new life with Christ, Pope Francis said.

Praying Lent: Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Sunday of the Fifth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Let someone else sacrifice, too

As we make sacrifices for others, we must also let others offer themselves to us, writes columnist Michelle Francl-Donnay. As Lent moves toward holy Week, she is listening for God's voice and that of her brothers and sisters everywhere.

You can’t eat meat during Lent, but why feast on lobster?

Father Ken Doyle responds to a reader that fish and shellfish may be consumed on abstinence days in Lent, such as Fridays, but indulging in a lavish seafood buffet sort of misses the point.

Pope: OK to fight with God, hold him to his promise, remember his love

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Don't hold back when praying to God -- tell him exactly what's wrong and insist on holding him to his promises, Pope Francis said.

Praying Lent: Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.