This Lent, what corporal work of mercy could you practice at home?
How to work for mercy at home
Katie Prejean McGrady: Think you’re ‘failing’ at Lent? Think again.
“If there’s effort at all — even if we think it’s measly or small — we are acknowledging that these 40 days are set apart in our year to more fully pay attention to the Lord’s movement in our lives.”
‘Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing’
“Even several times in a single day, I find myself caught up in something trivial, something that took my heart elsewhere, instead of resting in God’s love. This holds especially true during Lent, as I realign my heart and my gaze on Jesus.”
Pope’s homily: Those who seek worldly rewards never find or foster peace
The rite of receiving ashes helps people reflect on “the transience of our human condition,” the pope wrote in his homily.
With COVID-19 surge, Vietnamese bishops ask Catholics to help during Lent
In Lenten messages, Vietnamese bishops asked Catholics to be in communion with God and COVID-19 victims as a new wave of cases sweeps the country.
Lenten penitential regulations
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.
Do good unto others, ditch digital addictions for Lent, pope says
Christians must persevere in generously doing good in the world, bolstered by prayer and by fighting evil in their own lives, including an addiction to digital media, Pope Francis said.
Lenten services, retreats and other opportunities
Don’t miss these local opportunities to enrich your Lenten experience.