Lent
Salesian Spirituality for Lent: The Mundane Virtues
In Part Two of Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales, has exhorted his reader—the…
How to Speak with God through Scripture
My story is not unique. Like many others you may have heard of, getting a PhD in the history and…
“The blind man is the human race” – Catholic World…
Detail from "Christ healing the blind man" (1560) by El Greco (Image: WikiArt.org)…
How I Discovered Easter Joy Amid Tragedy
On February 9 of this year, my mother and I were in Mexico, nearing the end of a nine-day pilgrimage…
Be Thou My Vision: Fourth Sunday in Lent
This Sunday’s Gospel tells an engaging, sometimes humorous, story of a blind man who can see and men…
Give Me a Drink: The Samaritan’s Journey from…
In those days, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses. The ancient Jews did…
Becoming Who God Created via the Disciplines of Lent
Each year on February 18th we celebrate the feast day of Blessed John of Fiesole, better known as…
Lent: a journey, an encounter, a time of purification
Readings: • Ex 17:3-7 • Psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 • Jn 4:5-42 Lent is not merely a…
Receive the Living Water: Third Sunday of Lent
In the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, the disciples “marveled” that Jesus was talking…
Salesian Spirituality for Lent: Prayer &…
In Part One of the Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales shepherds Philothea—his…
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