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All Baptized are Called to Mission

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The season of Lent is a time for deep introspection. We are reminded that human beings are created out of dust and are subject to death. But we also know that we are created by God — out of love — in his image. Further, we have hope because Jesus defeated death. Faithful Christians have Read More
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Cultivating Compunction

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In October 2021, I attended an ecumenical conference which brought together Christians from many different faith traditions. All the speakers were excellent and thought-provoking. But an Anglican deacon’s talk on sin and retrieving introspection and compunction impacted me the most. He quoted extensively from the Fathers and saints of the Church. Yet the concept of Read More
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Spiritual House Cleaning

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Memento mori: Remember you must die. The Lenten journey begins with the faithful receiving ashes as a stark reminder that this earthly life is temporary. The ashes are a wake-up call to avoid sin. “In whatever you do, remember your last days, and you will never sin” (Sir 7:36). My husband and I start the Read More
Susan Kehoe

40 Days in the Desert

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Standing in front of the niche in the veteran’s cemetery as my mother’s ashes were placed next to Dad’s, I felt as if I was in the desert of Lent. I thought it was a strange image. It was only September. What does grief have to do with Lent? Grief often is a state of Read More