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Headlines Ash Wednesday: Turn Away From Sin and Turn Toward the Lord By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 5, 2014 Every Lent is also a reminder to us of our own mortality. \"Remember you are dust and to dust you will return\" is a time for us to pause and reflect. In an age drunk on self worship, a reminder of the brevity of our days should draw us to our knees. From that posture of prayer and penitence we can look up at the Cross which bridges heaven and earth. There at the altar of the New World, Christ became our Paschal Sacrifice. There we can climb into His wounded side and find the healing, forgiveness and new life for which we long. Continue Reading... This Ash Wednesday, take Lent to the next level By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 2, 2014 This Ash Wednesday, Catholics are invited to do something exceptional for Lent. We often make sacrifices that mean something to us, but we must take our faith a step further. 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... Deacon Fred Bartels: Ash Wednesday As a Moment of Decision By Deacon F.K. Bartels | March 5, 2014 Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, a season that ends at the start of the Mass of the Lord´s Supper in the evening on Holy Thursday. During this penitential season, we are reminded to give of ourselves and unite with the suffering Christ. We meditate on the pain our Lord endured for our sake, on the manner in which they took Jesus and made him carry the cross himself to a place called Golgatha, where they crucified him. (cf. Jn 19:17-18). Continue Reading... Pope urges faithful to show love to those who have suffered divorce By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 3, 2014 Pope Francis addressed a hot-button topic within the Catholic Church this past weekend: divorce. The pontiff called upon the fait6hful to show support for those whose marriages have failed in his morning Mass on Sunday. Continue Reading... Deal Hudson Visits a Welcoming Catholic Parish: Water in the Arizona Desert By Deal W. Hudson | March 4, 2014 For me, there was water in the desert that night in more than one way: the rain would leave the parched ground green, but the Mass celebrated by Father Joe and the people of God in Paradise Valley would give me hope that other spiritual communities have discovered how to bring a human and humane warmth to the Roman Rite. Continue Reading... Be Blessed, Not Depressed: Dr Denton Weiss on Overcoming Depression By Dr Denton D. Weiss, M.D. | March 4, 2014 Literally, over the past month I have seen more depression in my practice and life than ever before. The winter has been extremely long and all around me businesses and relationships are failing.  When the Alleluia's End: Learning Life Lessons from Job and His Fair-weather 'Friends' By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 4, 2014 The greatest gift that God gave to Job was real, purified faith. God answered Jobs\' sincere, heartfelt prayer for insight into his struggles when He spoke to him -out of a storm (Job 38). That\'s right, God was right there in that storm! He always is. He always turns the difficulties, struggles, pain, betrayals, loss in each of our lives to good, as St Paul would centuries later remind the early Christians (Romans 8:28). This stormy encounter between Job and God is reminiscent of another storm, the one we read about in the New Testament on the Sea of Galilee. There, the disciples were with God Incarnate, Jesus Christ in a boat (Matthew 8: 23-27). He was asleep. Terrified, they woke Him and He calmed the storm. In His sacred humanity, asleep in that boat, he showed them an important truth they would later come to grasp as they lived their lives as witnesses for Jesus Christ. He was already there, right in the storm, they just needed to trust and rest in Him. Continue Reading... Pope Francis makes special plea, but will any Catholics really listen? By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 4, 2014 Pope Francis continues to call for aid to the poor as the ordinary season ends and the lenten season begins. The Holy Father has set a goal to eradicate global hunger by distributing food more equitably around the world and he has called on all faithful Catholics to help. It's a call that can't be answered by a single second collection at Mass. Continue Reading...
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