Lent
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Ash Wednesday invites us to confront both life and death, reconciliation and condemnation, hope and despair and dare ourselves to not look away.
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Temptation and the Need for Discipline
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3 min read
We have a tortured view of discipline in the United States. One that is shamefully unChristian. But, like us, it can be changed.
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Between the Fourth and Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
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3 min read
Preparing for this week’s gospel, we should remember the context is in the midst of Holy Week, amid the effort to silence Jesus.
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The great tension at the heart of Lent
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1 min read
What is going on for many of us in Lent is being told that we need self-control and then reading why control is a problem.
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Observance—the invitation to a holy Lent
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2 min read
The season of Lent is famous for its patterns of giving things up. But the purpose of observing Lent is about opening our minds and hearts.
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As we prepare to enter into the season of Lent, our ongoing story changes its context—and so do we. Here’s what to keep in mind.