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Holy Week/Easter

The signs and themes of Eastertide

Just the name –– Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a few weeks on the Church calendar –– but, for Christians, a way of life.
Lent

Lenten regulations for fasting and abstinence

Here are the Church regulations for fasting and abstinence during Lent:
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Christ on the Cross — A Good Friday poem by Msgr. George Welzbacher

Msgr. George Welzbacher
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Hope in the cross: A Lenten experience

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun is bringing back its warmth and light.
Lent

5 pearls of saintly wisdom on kicking sin to the curb

You can't accuse Satan of being timid. He even went after Jesus. Yes, sir, that fallen angel has a lot of chutzpah.
Lent

What are the 14 traditional Stations of the Cross?

Permanently affixed, the 14 stations adorn parishes around the world. They are visible reminders of the last hours of Christ on earth, but, moreover, the Way of the Cross is symbolic of our lifelong journey filled with difficulties and marked with personal crosses. Unlike the followers of Christ on that Good Friday, we know that the 14th station is not the end, that death does not win; rather, in his sacrifice, we find the sure knowledge of eternal life.
Lent

Smile — it’s Lent!

Smear on some ashes, come on get happy, "Gonna chase all those sins away. "Shout hallelujah, put on your sackcloth, "We're heading for that Easter Day!"
Lent

10 tips for a Christ-centered Lent

We sell our faith short, and so we sell our Lent short. At least I do. I have spent most of my life thinking of the faith as a series of rules I have to live in conformity with. Don't get me wrong: I knew that the rules themselves were not the goal -- they were a path to God's will, and therefore to God's love, and therefore to happiness.
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The Way of the Cross: Not only for Lent

The Way of the Cross is one of the most personal, meditative and graphic of any Catholic devotion. We spiritually join Jesus on the "via dolorosa" (sorrowful way) leading to the place of the skull, suffering with him as he struggles to carry the cross on that first Good Friday.
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Mary: The perfect Lenten companion

The season of Lent directs us to recall our own baptism and prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. It is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, and it helps us grow closer to Jesus.
Christmas

The Christmas octave: Continuing the celebration

For most people, the significance of events like Easter and Christmas cannot be absorbed in one day. It's like trying to comprehend the grandeur of the Grand Canyon in a brief visit or St. Peter's Basilica in one walk-through. It's not possible. We have to return.
Advent

Expecting a miracle: Advent by the Nativity scene

Advent is perhaps the most challenging liturgical season for Christians. The secular world has kidnapped this time intended for quiet reflection and turned it into a time of premature celebration. During Advent, we spend four weeks trying to balance ourselves. Like standing in the middle of a seesaw, we often have one foot in the materialistic world of gifts, decorating and parties, while the other foot is in the spiritual world of prayerfully expecting the miracle of Christ's birth.
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