As a Catholic of South Indian origin, I am amazed by the multiple religions thriving in the single country of India. I recall visiting the state of Kerala, and...
Lent
Explore U.S. Catholic coverage of Lent, connecting traditional practices with modern life, justice, and spiritual renewal.
One of my favorite paintings of Palm Sunday is James Ensor’s “Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889.” It’s a chaotic painting: half mob, half Mardi Gras...
When young, I anticipated the arrival of Lent with equal parts trepidation and excitement. Trepidation, because my parents forced the whole family to give up...
In the opening of his 1975 book, The Courage to Create (W. W. Norton & Company), psychologist Rollo May makes a strong plea for reclaiming the vitality and...
God bless you and keep you,God smile on you and gift you,God look you full in the face and make you prosper. —Numbers 6:24-26 (The Message) The priest blessed...
The U.S. Catholic bishops’ guidelines for Lenten fasting and abstinence absolve children from the dietary restrictions, but as a family we have always chosen...
Readings (Year A): Genesis 12:1–4aPsalm 33:4–5, 18–19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8b–10Matthew 17:1–9 Reflection: May we witness God’s transfiguration of our society...
“He brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’...
One year during Lent, as I was writing my doctoral dissertation in stolen moments while mothering two toddlers, I gave up precisely 10 minutes each day to take...
On Ash Wednesday, we read St. Paul’s words to the Christians in Corinth: “We are ambassadors of Christ.” This exhortation reminds us that St. Paul lived a life...
