We look forward to the glory of Easter Sunday—but we know that first we’ll have to experience the somberness and sorrow of Good Friday. We look forward to the joy experienced in the six weeks of the Easter season—but first we must undergo a time of...
The Gospel for the Third Sunday of Lent puts Jesus’ knowledge of our human nature so clearly: He really knew what was going on in men’s hearts. He knew what they thought. He saw what they did to the Temple. The Temple was a place of...
In the Book of Genesis (22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18), the author tells us that God put Abraham to the test. To be honest with you, I have a problem with that. My question is why would God need to test Abraham? Moreover, why would God need to test any one of...
The grave purple colors, the ashes and sticks, the lack of flowers, crosses everywhere, all remind us that this week we begin Lent. “Here we go, again,” we might think. “No, not already,” we might protest. Maybe we’ll look into our religious...
There was once a drug addict named Perry who was convicted and imprisoned for attempted murder. While in prison he underwent a spiritual conversion, and it happened in this manner. One night, after lights out, he was in his cell lying in his bunk...
We began the season of Lent this past Wednesday, and this weekend is the first Sunday of Lent. Today is an excellent opportunity for us to meditate on the purpose of Lent and to meditate on the whole mystery of Christ’s passion, death and...
Attend daily Mass at least once a week. Pray the Stations of the Cross each Friday. Set aside a few minutes each day to use Lenten reflection booklets provided by your parish. Do some spiritual reading each day of Lent—either the Bible, one of the...
You and I have prayed The Lord’s Prayer countless numbers of times. In it we always ask God to “lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” Some translations of that famous prayer have it “and subject us not into the trial.” Just what is...
