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February 2015

February 27, 2015

Finding Jesus: CNN’s Lenten Series Explores Faith Through Holy Relics

If it's Lent, it must be time for yet another series that questions the veracity...

February 24, 2015

Brentwood Cathedral’s Stations of the Cross: What Were They Thinking?!

This year in anticipation of the season of Lent, England's historic Brentwood Cathedral has unveiled...

February 23, 2015

Everybody Dies. Lent Reminds Us of That.

It seems the news lately has been full of death: We've lost Hollywood idols like...

February 17, 2015

Make Your Mardi “Gras”!

A Guest Post by Monsignor Richard Soseman Hilaire Belloc was French born of an English...

February 16, 2015

40 Days, 40 Ways to Grow Closer to God

Are you ready for Lent? If you, like me, have been stalling about "getting ready...

February 03, 2015

Just in Time for Lent: Fr. Longenecker Brings Back the Master Tempter Slubgrip

Lent is a season of penitence: Giving up chocolate. Turning off the TV. Fasting from...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

O Redemptor: Chant for the Chrism Mass

It was my privilege this year to attend the Chrism Mass at Detroit's Cathedral of...

April 16, 2014

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Triduum

Courtesy of the U.S. Bishops: One of the most helpful descriptions I've seen for the...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Everyday Wisdom from Archbishop Fulton Sheen

+ JMJ + This Lent, I've been spending a little time each day with Archbishop...

March 15, 2014

You Big Ol’ Pomegranate, You!

Man is like a pomegranate: Inside he contains many tiny fleshy seeds, like the many...

March 05, 2014

Santa Sabina, First of the Lenten “Station Churches”

Today Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday liturgy at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, on...

March 01, 2014

Lenten Inspiration: The Angelic Voices of the Benedictine Sisters

Lent is approaching; and if you're like me, you really do try during Lent to...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

From the Bishops, Daily Inspiration for Your Lenten Journey

The penitential season of Lent is an opportunity to grow in holiness and grace. As...

February 23, 2014

LENT WITH LEGS: Let “Mercy in the City” Transform Your Lent With an Action Plan

How can you offer sacrifices during Lent? You can drop a 10-spot into the collection...

February 20, 2013

A Little Lent Within Lent: The Tradition of Ember Days

Do you remember Ember Days? If you’re a baby boomer or older, you may remember...

February 16, 2013

Treasure on the Detroit-Chicago Road: Historic Stations of the Cross

If you travel about 75 miles west from Detroit along old Highway 12, the road...

February 14, 2013

Muskrat on Friday? You Must Be in Michigan!

It’s black and oily and it looks like a hapless rat, its rib cage filled...

February 12, 2013

A JUXTAPOSITION OF SYMBOLS: Keep Your Sacrifices Secret. And Plaster Ashes All Over Your Face.

It’s kinda funny. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus warns us against doing good in...

February 08, 2013

ASH WEDNESDAY: Remember, Man, That You Are Dust

Remember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. –Genesis 3:19 Yeah,...

April 2012

April 06, 2012

Lent Is Ending. I Have Failed.

So here we are in the home stretch. The six weeks of Lent, during which...

February 2012

February 26, 2012

Deepen Your Lenten Experience With “Living Stations of the Cross”

Looking for a way to deepen your Lenten experience this year? If you’re in southeastern...

February 25, 2012

Lenten Sacrifices: Something Simple for God

Lenten resolutions. We make them, we break them, we take them so seriously. We resist...

April 2011

April 08, 2011

A LITTLE INSPIRATION FOR THESE LAST DAYS OF LENT

An old friend of mine, Michael Jayson, sent me this video recently, and I know...

March 2011

March 11, 2011

THEN YOUR LIGHT SHALL BREAK FORTH LIKE THE DAWN: What God REALLY Wants From You This Lent

As we continue our journey of forty days, it’s good to remember that fasting from...

March 09, 2011

A JUXTAPOSITION OF SYMBOLS: Keep Your Sacrifices Secret. And Plaster Ashes All Over Your Face.

It’s kinda funny. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus warns us against doing good in...

March 06, 2011

REMEMBER, MAN, THAT YOU ARE DUST: Yeah, Right.

Remember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return. --Genesis 3:19 Yeah,...