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Faith

Rediscover:

Rediscover: Lent

- Penitential season a time to ‘repent and believe in the Gospel’ - Soldier was a prayerful giant - Prayerful giants - Lent in letters: Two women deepen faith, friendship - Desert silence for a noisy culture - Nearly 4,000 attend talks on ‘finding God’s purpose for my life’ - Overcoming life’s challenges to be topic of series’ third presentation
Sunday Scriptures

Resist temptation by following Jesus’s example

“Don’t waste your time by going to Mass on Sunday. You know you would rather spend the whole day at the lake.” “Don’t worry, no one is around. You know you want to check out that website.”
Lent

Pay It Forward projects to benefit those in need of food, water, joy

Three finalists have been chosen for this year’s Catholic Spirit Pay It Forward for Lent initiative, which is based on the New Testament parable of the three stewards who each were given money to manage and grow. Each of the three groups will receive $100 to grow for its chosen project during Lent. The recipients are:
Lent

CRS Rice Bowl: What you give up for Lent changes lives

More than 800 million people across the globe may wake up every morning wondering if they will have enough to eat that day, according to Catholic Relief Services.
Lent

God’s Gift of Forgiveness

A pastoral exhortation on the sacrament of penance issued by the U.S. bishops and encouraging Catholics to take advantage of this sacrament, particularly during Lent.
Lent

How to go to confession

Do not fear
Lent

10 things to remember for Lent

A journey to the foot of the cross

Rediscover:

Rediscover: How do I live in communion with God?

- 'The Jesus Way': Building community, connecting to the Church - Matthew Kelly – Togetherness - No room for Facebook envy - Tragedy strikes, a sermon sticks - Speaker Series - Second talk: Living in communion with God
Sunday Scriptures

Our Lord offers sure avenue to restore sanctifying grace, charity

You won’t be alone if your mind turns to the sacrament of marriage during Sunday’s second reading. This portion of St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (12:31 to 13:13) is among the more popular of our wedding texts.
Rediscover:

Rediscover: How do I know there is a God? How can I know his purpose for my life?

- Heart of the Matter - Faith, reason: Two wings on which human soul soars - Matthew Kelly - Does God exist? - Searching for God online and in life - The ‘dark times’ are over - Nick VanHeel shares his journey from atheism to Catholic discipleship - Speaker Series - First talk topic: God’s purpose for your life
Sunday Scriptures

God speaks to us in many ways as we seek to discern his will

In this Sunday’s epistle and Gospel reading, we are taught about the gift of discernment of spirits.
Rediscover:

Rediscover: New local initiative seeks to strengthen faith, invite others

Have you been reading your copy of “Rediscover Catholicism: A Spiritual Guide to Living with Passion and Purpose” that you received from your parish last month?
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