Lent 2014

Lebanese students discover a smile is a two-way street

BEIRUT (CNS) -- Bringing the face of Jesus to the poor is an experience a group of Lebanese 10th graders will long remember about this Lent.

Praying Lent: Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Share a meal, learn about hunger and giving

Thomas Awiapo faced bleak poverty and hunger growing up in his village in Ghana, but survived thanks to Catholic Relief Services. He will share his story over a simple meal Wednesday, April 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Praying Lent: Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Sunday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Saturday of the Third Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Lent is a time to see our own blindness to God’s presence

Msgr. Joseph Prior reflects on the readings for this Sunday’s Mass and their theme of spiritual sight and blindness. As Jesus heals a blind man, so he helps us to see better with the eyes of faith.

Readings of the holy Mass – Fourth 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.

Pope to priests: Draw people to confession, be available, show mercy

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Don't be too lax or too harsh during confession and always make sure people know when the sacrament of reconciliation is available, Pope Francis told priest confessors March 28.