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    Enkindling the World Before Lent

    This short period of Ordinary Time after the Christmas season is a great time to prepare ourselves for the season of Lent, leading to...
    "Hope opens new horizons, making us capable of dreaming what is not even imaginable." - Pope Francis On Hope

    Hope Opens New Horizons

    On December 7, 2016, Pope Francis began a catechetical series on Christian hope. He opened with the following words: It is very important, because hope...
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    Praying in Dry Seasons of Life

    Our prayer lives go through cycles like the seasons of the year. We cycle through spring-like seasons of new life or summer-like seasons of...
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    What Makes You Hesitate?

    I often revisit Ignatius’s reflections on the Resurrection in the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises at this time of year. This year, I...
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    Resurrection

    In the Resurrection accounts, Jesus’ friends often need time in order to recognize him. Mary Magdalene initially thinks he is the gardener as she...
    3-Minute Retreat: The Lord's Supper

    3-Minute Retreat: The Lord’s Supper

    On this Holy Thursday, enjoy a special 3-Minute Retreat: The Lord’s Supper. Read the words of the prayer below or pray with the full...
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    How to Do Holy Week

    Holy Week is a solemn week of extra prayer and fasting. It involves the Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. During...
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    I’m Having a Hard Time Sitting in the Desert This Lent

    I’ve been trying to sit with Christ in the desert as St. Ignatius suggests. I can’t manage to stay with him for long. I’m...
    Arts & Faith: Lent - El Greco - "Christ Healing the Blind"

    The Consequences of Seeing

    This story is inspired by John 9:1–41, the healing of the man born blind, and Mark 10:46–52, the healing of Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus and I talked...
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    Setting Down Our Nets

    When Jesus calls the fishermen Peter and Andrew, he tells them, “Come follow me.” In response, the new disciples experience a new desire and...

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