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The large story of Lent is of God’s journey with humanity
At the heart of Lent is the large story of God, who, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, has forgiven our sins and given us life, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope urges Lenten ‘fast’ from words that wound
In his message for Lent, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others – and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound. Source: EWTN News.
Norwegian Trappist to preach papal Lenten retreat
Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this month. Source: OSV News.
Measure your life by Christ, not social media: Papal preacher
The preacher of the papal household said Christians should resist the temptation to be swayed by applause, popularity or approval, and instead ground their lives firmly in Christ. Source: OSV News.
Pope asks Christians to compare their daily lives to the lives of migrants
In a message signed before he was hospitalised, Pope Francis has urged Christians to examine their consciences this Lent by comparing their daily lives to the hardships faced by migrants. Source: CNS.
Lent a chance to embrace discomfort for a greater outcome
As creatures of comfort we rarely court hardships, but Lent gives us an opportunity to give something up for a greater outcome, writes Justine Toh. Source: The Guardian.
Woe to those who end up in media meat grinder: Papal preacher
The media and social networks can be crueller than wild beasts, the preacher of the papal household has told top Vatican officials and employees. Source: OSV News.
Pope Francis gives seminarians new Lenten goals
Pope Francis says Catholics – and especially seminarians – should this Lent rediscover the joy of simplicity, pay less attention to their appearance than to their prayer lives and make a special effort to get along with everyone they live with. Source: OSV News.
In a social media era, make private time for God: Pope
Pope Francis opened the Lenten season with a procession and Mass on Ash Wednesday yesterday, telling Catholics to carve out a silent space for God amid the buzz of the digital era in which little remains private. Source: Crux.