Lent 2015

An immense outpouring of mercy, beyond counting

Michelle Francl-Donnay's chemistry students are challenged to count the molecules in a cup of water, and she finds a parallel with Abraham and Isaac in the second reading of the Easter Vigil.

Praying Lent: Monday of the First Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Sunday of the First Week of Lent

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Praying Lent: Saturday after Ash Wednesday

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Don’t let meatless Fridays be just a seafood splurge

Real fasting isn't just restricting food choices, Pope Francis said, it must also include cleansing the heart of all selfishness and crying out "full-throated and unsparingly" against injustice and sin.

Praying Lent: Friday after Ash Wednesday

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Inside the box of richest mystery

In the first of a series exploring the prayers of the Sunday Masses in Lent, CatholicPhilly.com editor Matthew Gambino explains the “riches hidden in Christ,” and how we can pursue them.

Praying Lent: Thursday after Ash Wednesday

A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.

Return with tears to God’s loving embrace during Lent, pope says

Ashes, which Pope Francis distributed and received himself on Ash Wednesday, are "a reminder of the truth of human existence: We are limited creatures, sinners always in need of repentance and conversion."

God created light – may we shed it on people in darkness

At the start of Lent, Michelle Francl-Donnay looks at the readings the Catholic Church will proclaim at the Easter Vigil. The first deals with light -- natural and divine -- during these long winter days.