DIOCESAN NEWS
We must be conscious that the liturgy is not first of all our activity but rather our response to God, who acts first, to Christ who makes himself present among us. (Read More)
The prophet Isaiah boldly challenges us to choose the way of fasting most acceptable to the Lord: “Releasing those bound unjustly … setting free the oppressed … sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless, clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own.” (Read More)
Lent calls us to reflect on sin – my sin, your sin, the nation’s sin, the church’s sin, the world’s sin. (Read More)
As we accompany Jesus this holy season, we started in the depths of temptation and weakness, and followed him to the heights of the transfiguration and contemplatio. But we know that Lent leads us inexorably to Jerusalem, and to the events of Holy Week. At the Last Supper, the Lord consoles us with promises of the Holy Spirit, whom he sends as our Advocate. (Read More)