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For each day of Lent, we offer reflections from Rediscover Lent by Matthew Kelly. Click here to go to the main calendar page. You can also use the link in the upper right corner of this column.
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Watch Franciscan Father Don Miller's Ash Wednesday presentation.
Fr. Don will help you make the most of Lent by explaining not only the “rules” but the deeper call to conversion.
To sign up for free, simply click here.
Throughout Lent, you can return to OnlineEvent.FranciscanMedia.org to watch new weekly videos with Father Don, leading to his final talk, March 27, during Holy Week.
As Father Don explains, Lent is meant to be about not what we lack, but what we gain in the form of spiritual growth and conversion. Inspired by the life of St. Francis, Father Don discusses how these 40 days help us become the people God calls us to be.
Join us for this inspiring, spiritually enriching online event!
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from St. Anthony Messenger
The prophet Joel calls us to the Lenten season of repentance each year. Take a fresh look at this Old Testament figure.
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from St. Anthony Messenger
The parish fish fry has become a Lenten tradition. Read about a multicultural celebration at St. Cecilia's parish in St. Louis.
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from St. Anthony Messenger
What Jesus revealed at the Last Supper led one Jewish man from the Seders of his youth to the Eucharist, the Bread of Life.
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from St. Anthony Messenger
Read about a Good Friday tradition that began as a local event and is now a one-of-a-kind pilgrimage drawing people from all over the world.
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Susan Vogt writes: "A
year ago, I was facing Lent—again. I was ready to repeat the routine of
what I usually do for Lent: no sweets or complaining, extra prayer, and
the usual fasting and abstinence. I realized, though, that I wasn’t
growing or being challenged. I decided to find a practice that would
remind me daily of this penitential season and join me to Jesus’
sacrifice of his life for others." Read the rest of the article here.
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A new season of the popular Lenten Radio Retreat series begins with the First Sunday in Lent, February 17. Join us each week for prayers, music, a question-and-answer segment, and a homily from a US bishop. Our retreat leaders for week one are Bishop Daniel Conlon of Joliet, Illinois (English), and Bishop Paul Sanchez, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn, New York (Spanish). For week two, Bishop Francisco González, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., guides our reflections in both English and Spanish.
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Why do Catholics fast and give things up during Lent? Why are there ashes on Ash Wednesday and palms on Palm Sunday? When does Lent end? Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions here.
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The Stations of the Cross are a Catholic custom of Lent that commemorates the passion of Jesus on Good Friday.
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