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During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...

When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) We could all use a little more mercy in our lives, and it can start with us being more merciful to ourselves and...

(Photo: Lightstock) The capital or deadly sins were not named for being unforgivable or because of their gravity, but because they are...

“He was hungry.” Luke tells us of Jesus’ struggle with the devil in the desert, during which he fasted for 40 days. At the end of it, as...

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Pompeo Batoni, c. 1773. (Photo: Public Domain) As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each...

We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...

Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...

When it comes to explaining concepts like Lent and the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist to kids, the below reactions are likely to...

Photo by Rowan Heuvel on Unsplash Praying the Stations of the Cross is one of the richest ways to enter into the Lenten season and not...

Several years ago, I was making a 30-day Ignatian silent retreat when a few days into the retreat I got a hankering for ice cream. As I...

Like the apostles before us, the Church is called to be bold in this apostolic age. To do this, we must start thinking like the apostles...

(Photo: Catholic News Agency) On Ash Wednesday, parishes around the nation will be holding second collections to provide aid and support...

(Photo: Benjamin Davies / Unsplash) At 1:30 in the morning on April 4, 2013, Christopher Thomas Knight was arrested for burglary in a...

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on January 26, 2022. (Photo by Daniel Ibanez/CNA) More than a penitential season...

Lent is here…again. Though it seems like Lent was just yesterday (or never really went away at all), here we are, 40 days before Easter...

(Photo: Pexels) STARTING ASH WEDNESDAY: Join Archbishop Aquila in praying a 54-day Rosary novena for a renewal of mission in the...

(Photo courtesy of the Augustine Institute) Lent isn’t just a time to give something up; it’s a time to tap into life’s greatest...

(Photo: Ruben Hutabarat / Unsplash) Well, I don’t think it would be an overstatement to say that Lent has been a lot Lent-ier than usual...

St. Joseph with Christ, Basilica of St. John and Paul Father Roger J. Landry is the national chaplain for Catholic Voices USA and a...