In the weakness of the fast, we confess the Passion of God is stronger than all human action. In Lenten silence, we affirm the confidence of the silent Savior, assured that God will finish all his words. Continue Reading »
We are a people marked by death—not death as a power that holds sway over us, but rather the liberating death of Christ on the cross. Continue Reading »
The Church’s Lenten disciplines have often been seen in terms of bodily divestment: giving up food, giving up passions, giving away money. Such attention is rightly meant to turn us to God. But we should beware of giving up, in the process, the table, around which our bodily life and needs find . . . . Continue Reading »
Easter comes at the end of the long Lent of Covidtide. Continue Reading »
Liguori helps us practice being devout even if we rarely are. Continue Reading »
There’s a direct tie between our response to COVID hardships and our reaction to the cross of Christ. Continue Reading »
The Book of Exodus is a good companion on the Lenten journey, and Leon Kass is an admirable guide to the truths found in that great book. Continue Reading »
Jesus does not need us to follow him in his suffering; instead, we desperately need him to stick close to us. Continue Reading »
In humbling ourselves to serve others, we are not only doing what God asks of us: We are doing what God did for us. Continue Reading »
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