Welcome to Lent, everyone. Welcome to 40-plus days (actual number dependent upon how you handle Sundays, solemnities, and so on) of prayer, fasting, almsgiving, “giving up” things, and not eating meat on certain days.
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Lent mission in Baraboo
St. Joseph Parish, 300 2nd St., Baraboo, will be hosting a Lenten parish mission from Sunday, March 19, to Wednesday, March 22, based on John 6:33: “The Bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
Lent helps us see with Jesus’ eyes
At my uncle’s funeral, before he began his homily, the priest removed his glasses. Then he laughed and stated, “Without my glasses, I see you indistinctly. When I wear my glasses, I can see your faces and your good looks!”
Ask for the grace to root out vices during Lent
“Everybody, get in the car! We’re leaving for Mass in three minutes!”
A different kind of sacrifice for Lent
Welcome to Lent, everyone! Once again, we have arrived at that sorrowful and mysterious time of the year when we feel the need to better ourselves by sacrificial means.
A Lenten family screen detox
You are a wonderful parent. You have done great things with your child. You are doing your best. Now that I’ve drawn you in, I can say this:
Preparing for Lent: Finding growth and God’s will
Every Christian should visit the Holy Land at least once. Called the “Fifth Gospel,” Israel’s holy sites make the Scriptures come alive, reminding us that the story of our salvation, culminating in Christ, is not a myth or a beautiful idea, but actual events in specific places at particular historical moments.
Begin again
The Fourth Week of Lent can seem like the 13th mile of a marathon. Will I ever reach the finish line? How much longer until Easter?
List-o-mania
Along with giving up Kevin-style luxuries such as drinking cola-flavored sparkling water and playing games on my smartphone, I made a couple of other Lenten goals.
Lent: A time to let Christ’s light shine
A painter had a bad habit of thinning paint which enabled him to submit lower bids.