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A Primer for the Season of Lent

A Primer for the Season of Lent

Dr. James Merrick

On Wednesday, a priest will dip his thumb into a dish containing the ashes from burnt palm leaves from last year’s Palm Sunday Mass, look you in the eye while...

A Primer for the Season of Lent

Dr. James Merrick

On Wednesday, a priest will dip his thumb into a dish containing the ashes from burnt palm leaves from last year’s Palm Sunday Mass, look you in the eye while...

A Practical Guide to Lent for Beginners

A Practical Guide to Lent for Beginners

Matt Charbonneau

On Tuesday, Catholics and other Christians around the world will enjoy one last hoorah of indulgence, spoiling ourselves before focusing our attention on self-improvement and spiritual growth leading up to...

A Practical Guide to Lent for Beginners

Matt Charbonneau

On Tuesday, Catholics and other Christians around the world will enjoy one last hoorah of indulgence, spoiling ourselves before focusing our attention on self-improvement and spiritual growth leading up to...

How to Be a Countercultural, Courageous, Contagious Catholic

How to Be a Countercultural, Courageous, Contag...

David Kilby

A decade ago, I sat in Denver’s airport waiting for a flight to Wyoming. Looking for ways to pass the time, I took out my rosary and started praying. Seeing...

How to Be a Countercultural, Courageous, Contag...

David Kilby

A decade ago, I sat in Denver’s airport waiting for a flight to Wyoming. Looking for ways to pass the time, I took out my rosary and started praying. Seeing...

12 Great Lenten Reads from Dr. Sri to Dante

12 Great Lenten Reads from Dr. Sri to Dante

Dr. James Merrick

Lent is a great time to do some reading and spiritual reflection. But what should we read? Here’s a list of possibilities that I hope and pray will supercharge your...

12 Great Lenten Reads from Dr. Sri to Dante

Dr. James Merrick

Lent is a great time to do some reading and spiritual reflection. But what should we read? Here’s a list of possibilities that I hope and pray will supercharge your...

Saints’ Thoughts on Prayer after Communion

Saints’ Thoughts on Prayer after Communion

Caroline Harvey

Perhaps the most important moments of our lives are the moments after we receive Holy Communion. It is a bold statement to make, but it is easy to see why....

Saints’ Thoughts on Prayer after Communion

Caroline Harvey

Perhaps the most important moments of our lives are the moments after we receive Holy Communion. It is a bold statement to make, but it is easy to see why....

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Anger

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Anger

Magis Center

The Catechism defines anger as a desire for revenge. However, prior to the time of Jesus, anger was not interpreted as necessarily negative.

8 Deadly Sins in Literature: Anger

Magis Center

The Catechism defines anger as a desire for revenge. However, prior to the time of Jesus, anger was not interpreted as necessarily negative.