Lent

During Lent, we deepen our relationship with Christ through disciplines. Explore ways to make the choice for hope, stretching toward God’s goodness, through hope-related fasting, prayer and almsgiving.

The majority of St. Patrick’s Day customs, myths and fables have been perpetuated and instituted over a period of 16 centuries.

A fundamental difference — perhaps the fundamental difference — between the Christian worldview and the literalist, materialist mindset that dominates even the thoughts of most Christians today is that Christians view everything in this world, including our fellow human beings, as symbols of something beyond this life.

After discovering the joy of penance, prayer and virtue in your Lenten discipline, every day can then be a whole lot “Easter.”

“Living the dream” might express deep satisfaction with achieving one’s goals in life, or it might be said ironically when life is marked with frustrations, obstacles and problems.

Josh Ritter of Ham Lake, MN, died from an aneurysm at the age of 33, the same age of Christ. The cast of the parish’s presentation of the Living Stations dedicated it to Josh and another young parishioner who died. Both had played Jesus in previous years.

As we prepare to enter into the most sacred days of the liturgical year, we have a prime opportunity to make up for any shortcomings that may have been part of our Lent this year.

Lent is a time to meditate more deeply on the life of Christ, especially on his passion and crucifixion, and the church provides traditional Lenten practices that help us focus on our relationship with Christ.