Month: February 2024
February 21: Conversion / Conversión
One of the most compelling reasons to enter deeply into Lent is this: there is always hope! As long as life lasts, there is no reason to lose hope in God, in others, or indeed in ourselves. Things can always …
February 20: The Living Word / La Palabra Viva
It has not always been spoken aloud, but Lent is aimed at what we call “a concern for growth.” All of the fasting, prayer, and almsgiving which the Church encourages is not about “a spiritual endurance test,” but that …
February 19: Presidents Day
A prayer for the nation by Archbishop John Carroll, Baltimore, 1791:
“We pray, O almighty and eternal God, who through Jesus Christ has revealed thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church, being …
February 18: The Day of the Lord
“God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be …
18 de febrero: El Día del Señor
Propiamente, Jesús no enseñó una “doctrina religiosa” para que sus discípulos la aprendieran y difundieran correctamente. Jesús anuncia, más bien, un “acontecimiento” que pide ser acogido, pues lo puede cambiar todo. Ello está ya experimentando: “Dios se está introduciendo en …
February 17-18: Preparing to Celebrate Sunday’s Mass
It was in the desert where Jesus spent forty days and forty nights before starting His public life (see Mark 1, 12-15). In a sense, our whole religious tradition was born in the desert. It was through the desert that …
17-18 de febrero: Preparándonos para Celebrar la Misa Dominical
¿Dónde está nuestra esperanza? La Cuaresma, la ceniza, la abstinencia, y el ayuno seguirán confirmando la opinión de los no creyentes: la fe cristiana es triste y amante del sufrimiento. Es también lo que piensan algunos creyentes “despistados” que todavía …
February 16: Lenten Disciplines / Las Disciplinas de la Cuaresma
We have entered into Lent, the 40-day season of penance in preparation for the celebration of the greatest event in human history: the redemption of the human race by Jesus Christ, in His rising from the dead. The Catholic Catechism …
February 15: Lent and Faithfulness / La Cuaresma y Fidelidad
Having taken our first, important step along the Lenten journey yesterday, let’s now remember that Jesus said His whole life purpose, and why He was sent, was “that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10, …
February 14: Ash Wednesday / Miércoles de Ceniza
Jesus’ 40 days in the desert, preparing for His work and mission, provide a template for our experience of the 40 days of Lent. We are preparing for Easter, but we are also preparing for the work and mission …