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| | Headlines Led by the Spirit into the Desert: God Does Not Need Lent, We Do By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 9, 2014 This ancient practice of setting aside 40 days in order to enter - in Jesus - into the desert places in our own daily lives and confront the temptations and struggles we face - is a gift. It comes from the Lord and is offered through the Church who is our mother. The Church as mother and teacher knows just what we need. We all know the truth and need to be honest, particularly so during Lent. We all struggle with disordered appetites and unconverted ways of thinking and living. We also demonstrate in our daily lives a lack of charity in our relationships with others. We have developed unhealthy habits which cause us untold sadness and impede our progress in virtue. None of these set us free or help us to flourish as human persons. They are the bad fruit of sin. The Desert of Lent is where we learn to conquer in the One who both shows us the Way and is Himself the Way. Continue Reading... What will your Lenten Pledge be? By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 9, 2014 Catholic Online's 'Catholic Team Global is challenging the faithful to take our Lenten pledge. This Lent we are challenging you to make a real Catholic commitment of penitence, and make a difference that will truly help our fellow man. Continue Reading... Contemplatives in the World: Learning to Pray During the Forty Days of Lent By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 8, 2014 The prayer of Jesus opened the heavens, brought provision to the hungry, gave Him clarity for making decisions and brought the glory of heaven to earth and earth to heaven. Prayer still does all of this, and more, for all who will learn how to live their lives immersed in God as He did. Through prayer we recover the capacity for a communion of love with the living God and learn how to plunge ourselves into its embrace. Through prayer we cry out with - and in - Jesus, "Abba Father." No longer alienated from God, we participate in the inner life of God. God dwells in us and we dwell in Him through His Spirit. This is prayer. It is not so much about doing or getting but rather about being, receiving, giving, and loving. Through prayer, daily life takes on a new meaning. It becomes a classroom of communion. In that classroom we learn the truth about who we are - and who we are becoming - in Jesus. Continue Reading... WARNING GRAPHIC: Supposed 'US spy' is crucified in Yemen By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 7, 2014 Islamic Jihadists crucified a Yemeni man accused of being a US spy outside of the town of al Shahr in Hadhramout province on March 6. Continue Reading... Pope Francis: Jesus Became Poor, So that by His Poverty You Might Become Rich By Pope Francis | March 6, 2014 Dear brothers and sisters, may this Lenten season find the whole Church ready to bear witness to all those who live in material, moral and spiritual destitution the Gospel message of the merciful love of God our Father, who is ready to embrace everyone in Christ. We can do this to the extent that we imitate Christ who became poor and enriched us by his poverty. Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.  Justina Pelletier: Massachusetts DCF Running for Cover Under Legal and Media Pressure By Mat Staver | March 6, 2014 The idea of a medical facility removing a child from a loving family - a family in which there is no history or evidence of abuse of any kind - is a chilling thought.This poor girl and her family have been through hell. DCF should be held accountable for this flagrant violation of its authority and abuse of government power. Continue Reading... Fr Dwight Longenecker on the Practical Practice of Fasting By Fr Dwight Longenecker | March 5, 2014 Put very simply--Jesus commands us to fast and pray. The saints take fasting seriously and the church commands us to make fasting part of our life. Why not take up this discipline with a new intention. The amazing thing you will discover is not only does it help you physically, mentally and spiritually, but eventually it will bring you added vigor and real spiritual joy. Continue Reading...    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