At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and commanded his disciples to serve others, said the preacher of the papal household.
"Jesus gave us the example of a life spent for others, a life made 'bread broken for the world,'" Cardinal Raniero
Publisher Scott Richert shares a background on fasting in Lent, originally meant for those coming into the Church, but eventually expanding to 40 days for the faithful. But for those who may have waited till the 11th hour, or whose fast has
Columnist David Mills looks at the story of Peter Maurin, who co-founded the Catholic Worker movement with Dorothy Day. As he grew older, Mills writes, “his mind was going. He was a month short of 70. In the middle of Lent, he'd
Columnist Greg Popcak addresses the false attitude many Catholics have about their desires. In this season of Lent, he writes: “The traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving present a challenging, but welcome opportunity to turn away from distractions and seek the
How has your Lent been so far? While you might not have achieved what you set out to do, Lent isn’t necessarily about succeeding; it’s about trying. While you might feel guilty for having broken a particular fast and given into temptation,
The Eucharist commemorates Christ's sacrificial gift to the father in the name of all of humanity, said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household.
During the Lenten meditation he shared March 18 with Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia, the
There was a meme I saw recently that said, “All I want is for our kids to go to bed so that we can watch TV meant for adults and eat hidden snacks.” And all the parents said, “Amen!”
In our house, despite
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about beginning Lent — again: God truly wants us to “come to a deeper understanding of who he is and who we are in him. Then we might just come to make the Beatitudes known by the way
Prayer, charity and fasting have a medicinal power to purify oneself, help others and change history, Pope Francis wrote in a homily read by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Prayer, charity and fasting "are weapons of the spirit and, with them, on this day of
As palm fronds burned in a crackling fire at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, Atonement Father Jim Gardiner called attention to a more sinister fire burning in another part of the world.
"There's other types of fires in the