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Fourth Sunday of Lent: Scrutinizing our situation
… Mary M. McGlone … On the Fourth Sunday of Lent parishes preparing people for baptism will celebrate the second of three "scrutinies." The …
Living water
… become in you a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13). … Third Sunday of Lent … Ex 17:3-7 ; Ps 95; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 ; Jn 4:5-42 The conversation between Jesus and the …
Third Sunday of Lent: God's thirst
Today's Liturgy of the Word starts us out with the Israelites and Moses in the desert. After accepting God's invitation to abandon slavery for freedom, the people quickly started complaining: They missed the food the Egyptians let them have, they feared they would die of thirst … and on and on. Acting as if God had made no plans and was incapable of providing for them, they groused so much that…
The dreamer
… heir to the promise we are being offered through our sharing in his death and resurrection. Lent is our time to see this larger narrative unfolding around Jesus and to take our place in the …
God in the poor
… people of history. It is a conversion of mind and heart that we are all invited to make this Lent. The story of the poor man Lazarus, lying hungry and destitute at the rich man’s doorstep, …
A mother's request
… Who could know that on his right and left would be two thieves, crucified with him? During Lent we pray to fulfill our Christian vocations. Do we know what we are asking? To be baptized is …
Pope to open Lenten prayer, penance service at Rome parish
… from the Friday evening to the Saturday evening before Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. This year, the vigil is scheduled to take place March 17-18. The Vatican announced March 7 …
Vatican II's openness is needed in today's church, cardinal tells Curia
… their usual activities to participate in a week of spiritual exercises for the beginning of Lent Feb. 26-March 3. The chair reserved for Pope Francis in the Vatican audience hall was empty. …
Mission confirmed
… came and touched them, saying, ‘Rise, and do not be afraid’” (Matt 17:7). … Second Sunday of Lent … Gn 12:1-4a ; Ps 33: 2 Tm 1:8b-10 ; Mt 17:1-9 The Transfiguration, described in all four … fades, the cold wind rises again, and Jesus is nudging us to get up and finish the journey of Lent. He rouses us gently, like waking children from sleep: He touches us, saying, “Rise up … love that saves everyone. We continue our journey to Jerusalem on this Second Sunday of Lent, now enlightened by the brilliant cloud of faith. There is more road ahead, so let us …
Second Sunday of Lent: A life well lived
On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver's license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make even the plainest appear stately. Somewhere in between lies the reality of who we are — a matter far more complex than can be captured visually or verbally. Today's Liturgy of the Word focuses on the…