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It's time for a Catholic ethic that sees sexuality as a gift, not a curse
… like "sexuality." As arbitrary, powerful feelings, there was little about their nature that lent to their being conceptually incorporated into an overarching, integrated reality. The idea …
Lazarus, come out!
… Pat Marrin … “Let us also go with him to die” (John 11:15). … Fifth Sunday of Lent … Ez 37:12-14 ; Ps 130; Rom 8:8-11 ; Jn 11:1-45 The story of the raising of Lazarus is a …
Fifth Sunday of Lent: The dynamic of God's love
As John the Evangelist shows us how he understood Jesus, we run into some disconcerting ideas. Last week, we heard that the blind man's disability was not a result of anyone's sin, but the occasion for seeing the glory of God. This week, Jesus explains that Lazarus' illness "is for the glory of God that the Son of God may be glorified through it." That could sound a bit like my scrupulous Irish…
Fast or feast: Meatless meals can provide what you — and the world — need
… Elizabeth Varga … Many Catholics fast from meat on Fridays during Lent to take on a more penitential posture. For them, choosing meatless meals is a way to … the nutrition our bodies need! As a vegan Catholic, I want to eat plant-based meals during Lent that serve as a way to abstain and fast prayerfully. So I take an approach to cooking that … this time of year. But vegan recipes can also be incredibly indulgent and celebratory — when Lent is over, and the church is feasting, I continue to abstain from meat and other animal-based …
This Lent: 'Being is what we become when doing is done'
… Christine Schenk … I rarely give anything up for Lent. Over the years, I have discovered that Lent inevitably comes to me. This year was no exception. On Mardi Gras, I underwent a total knee … it be like? It is a question I have successfully avoided until now. (Did I mention that it is Lent?) On Sunday, as I sit in chapel with my senior sisters (whose rollators line the hallway), I …
Where are you coming from?
… others. To be formed in Christ means that this is who we are and where we are coming from. Lent carries us toward Holy Week. We must decide who we think Jesus is and whether or not we will …
Defined by differences
… begins with our baptism into his body, the church, whose members are destined for divine life. Lent is our journey toward deeper faith and commitment to this process of transformation. The … taking another step closer to God. -------------------------- … NCR Editor’s note … During Lent and Holy Week, many of the scripture readings will reflect the political and religious …
A Lenten call: Commit to Jesus' Gospel of nonviolence
… foster a deeper commitment to Gospel nonviolence, peace and justice during this holy season of Lent and beyond, one can consider a range of actions, including taking the vow of nonviolence ; … The victims and people worldwide cry out for justice and peace! For followers of Jesus, Lent is a time for personal and societal repentance, radical conversion, renewal and …
Wade in the water
… healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda. The life-giving power of water continues for us in Lent, when our journey in the desert is refreshed by Jesus, who is the source of Living Waters … which was also like the 40 days of Jesus’ time in the wilderness (and the duration of our Lent), is the long prelude to trusting in the life only God can give. The sick man is incapable … bath of regeneration and refreshment that makes our journey possible. In the final weeks of Lent we must pick up our lives and walk, for Jerusalem lies ahead, where everything we believe in …
I want to see
… people see appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). … Fourth Sunday of Lent … 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a ; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14 ; Jn 9:1-41 Creation begins with God’s word, … meaning of the event as the Son of Man is being lifted up and revealed as God’s Holy One. Lent is our journey deeper into the mystery of Jesus. Only faith can enable us to see the light. …