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March 2018

March 28, 2018

Remembering Spy Wednesday, the day of betrayal

Our friends at Wikipedia explain it: In Western Christianity, the Wednesday before Easter is sometimes...

March 27, 2018

When you dip your fingers in the holy water font & find sand

This is another issue that pops up during Lent. It's become a popular practice in...

March 17, 2018

Seeing Jesus in Ohio: Homily for March 18, 2018, 5th Sunday of Lent

As most of you know, last week marked the one-month anniversary of the massacre at...

March 10, 2018

Rejoice! Laetare Sunday is here. But what’s the deal with pink??

It's time, once again, for puttin' on the pink (or rose): The day’s theme comes...

March 27, 2015

Lent to go: church offers drive-thru fish fry

From The Detroit News: On Fridays during Lent, just a little before 4 p.m., a...

March 01, 2015

For Lent, Chicago offers “Festival of Forgiveness”

I'll be curious to hear how this event went. Vatican Insider reports: From 12 noon yesterday...

February 2015

February 21, 2015

Restaurant chain invites the pope to try its Lent menu

How's this for an unusual marketing gimmick: Red Robin is hoping to lure Catholics who...

February 17, 2015

PETA discovers Lent: 7 reasons to go vegan this season

The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has a few thoughts about...

August 2012

August 18, 2012

Something new to give up for Lent!

Wow. Pizza + Cinnabon = ???? A hard-working foodie at Zagat's decided to check it...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

Lent isn’t just for Catholics anymore

A Florida newspaper looks at how some Protestants are observing the season: At almost 7...

March 17, 2012

Homily for March 18, 2012: 4th Sunday of Lent

[Click here for readings.] About 20 years ago, the novelist William Styron took a courageous...

March 15, 2012

Sign of the times: fish markets report lower sales during Lent

The story from New Jersey: Leigh Finley was acting like a kid in a candy...

March 11, 2012

“To be cool with God”: a young Catholic’s thoughts on confession

Via Matt Weber and Catholic TV, some insight for Lent -- or any time, really:...

March 02, 2012

Desert days

Since we often consider Lent to be time spent in the desert, it's instructive to...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

“How can we deacons best serve the common good of all peoples?”

"I have the sense that we Catholics, this Lent, have some serious soul-searching to do...

February 26, 2012

How’s this for a Lenten fast: nothing but beer and water

Yep. J. Wilson did exactly that last year, and reflects on what the experience taught...

February 25, 2012

Don’t give up your iPhone: here are some apps for Lent

Need a little help this Lent? Look no further than your smartphone: We’re a few...

February 24, 2012

Following Mary to Calvary

Every year, my wife and I have the privilege of leading our parish's Stations of...

February 23, 2012

“Pizzas de Cuaresma”: Texas chain offers special pizzas for Lent

Hot on the heels of yesterday's post about Wendy's suddenly ubiquitous fish sandwich comes this...

February 23, 2012

Ohio church offers drive-thru ashes

And now for something completely different: An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday...

February 22, 2012

More Protestants observing Ash Wednesday

Have we started a trend? Details: Don’t assume every ash-marked forehead you see today belongs...

April 2011

April 19, 2011

Was Holy Thursday really on Wednesday?

One scholar thinks so -- and is suggesting that we got the date of the...

April 16, 2011

Homily for April 17, 2011: Palm Sunday

It feels good to sit down, doesn’t it? When I was a kid, I was...

April 15, 2011

Deacon creates Stations of the Cross for Florida parish

And it's one of several interpretations of this popular devotion now thriving in Orlando --...

April 13, 2011

Bracing for "The Week That Was"

We're sliding into one of the busiest times for parishes, but it can be easy...

April 12, 2011

A reader is dyeing to know…

Here's a classic Easter-time quandary. A friend writes: How terrible is it if I have...

April 11, 2011

Uncovered: why we veil the cross this week

Some churches go all out to cover statues and crosses before Holy Week; others do...

April 10, 2011

Welcome home: Boston sees some Catholics returning

The archdiocese launched the ambitious "Catholics Come Home" project on Ash Wednesday, and the Boston...

April 09, 2011

Homily for April 10, 2011: 5th Sunday of Lent

Every now and then, you’ll find a film critic who bemoans the state of Hollywood...

April 07, 2011

And now, a few words from St. Ephrem

Hunting for an Orthodox prayer for the next issue of the magazine, my Associate Editor...