A handwritten card is a sacrament. When it arrives in the mail, you hold in your hands the beautiful evidence that we are in relationship.
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God asked me to make a sacrifice for Lent. Sacrifice also means something to Catholics, although, for most of us, it's usually fodder for comedians.
Read More »3 Lenten practices to teach you about God, community
This Lent, I’m engaging in three prayer practices, each of which is holding unexpected gifts.
Read More »4 things to know about Ash Wednesday
The day that begins the Lenten season is called Ash Wednesday. Here are four things to know about it.
Read More »Lent: A Time to Learn
The firing of a married gay Catholic-school teacher is the perfect opportunity to ask what - and who - we believe in.
Read More »God-inspired sacrifice always yields an increase for those who do so
It doesn't do any good for me to enter a conversation if I'm so tongue-tied that I cannot express, clearly and correctly, what I believe and why. That's just one more reason for Lent.
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