Tuesday of the First Week of Lent
My spiritual director has an adage that she repeats to me often: “Everything you need, you already have.” It can be a real pain when I am seeking...
Monday of the First Week of Lent
Growing up, I always thought of Catholicism as just a bunch of rules—things you can’t do, things you must do, and things that will supposedly...
First Sunday of Lent
When our children were much younger, my wife and I spent a lot of time taking them to other kid’s birthday parties. We’d hang out by the chips and...
Saturday After Ash Wednesday
Catholic Relief Services, the international humanitarian arm of the US Catholic Church, invites us this Lent to reflect on some of the lives that...