“The people of God are called over and over to listen, listen, listen. The greatest commandment doesn’t start with love, but with listening: ‘Shema Yisrael’ — Hear, O Israel! St. Benedict’s Rule, for those called into community, starts with the word ‘Listen.'”
Mary Marrocco: This is an opportunity to really listen
Bishop Kettler video message: ‘We are the Church — together’
“If we continue to support one another through prayer, if we are kind and generous in our interactions with each other, if we continue to be the face of Christ to one another, we’ll get through this OK.”
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
Pope Francis offered his meditation on the meaning of the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for humanity March 27 before raising a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament and giving an extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world).
Joe Towalski: Be patient, be kind — we can get through this together
We are called to sacrifice and practice our Lenten disciplines in ways that we couldn’t imagine just a few months ago.
Lent in the time of coronavirus: More prayer and unexpected penance
Catholic leaders say Lent during a pandemic can offer the faithful extra time to pray and reflect during the season leading to Easter.
Bishop Kettler: Catholics dispensed from Sunday Mass obligation, events canceled/postponed
My staff and I are monitoring daily the recommendations offered by the Minnesota Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and I have appointed an ad hoc committee to meet weekly to stay abreast of developments. The physical and spiritual well-being of the people of the diocese is our primary concern.
Ann Jonas: Books for Lent 2020
New books offer good reading for spiritual growth and renewal during Lent and Holy Week.
Lenten silence amid turmoil
Lent is about seeking God in quiet, in Scripture, in the encounters with others each day.