Entering Holy Week as A Family
We are a family of seven. With five kids there is never a dull moment in our household and the early years were especially live...
Cross the Finish Line Strong This Lent
Lent is almost over.... 40 days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have passed in the blink of an eye. How do you feel? Are you ...
How My Life Changed After Committing to This One Habit
During the season of Lent a few years ago, I decided that I would commit to a morning habit of not turning my phone on until af...
This Type of Fast Could Change Your Life
Are you reverently preparing to receive Holy Communion and the Word of God? Besides fasting from food, are you paying attention...
Rending Our Hearts Through Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary guides us through discernment for how to hear the Father's voice more clearly this Lent through prayer, fa...
Lent: A Time to Build and Strengthen Community
When I first moved to Dallas, I picked up a running habit. There was a trail near my apartment building packed with runners all...
Give Up Control for Lent
The meaning of the word sacrifice is to "make holy." This Lent we are offered the opportunity to let go of our control and acce...
4 Reasons for Fasting
Why do we fast? Fr. Mike explains that it’s not about getting more love and attention from God. Fasting is about self-mastery, ...
3 Ways to Introduce Lenten Fasting to Your Children
The Church encourages us to make sure our kids are “taught the true meaning of penance,” even though fasting rules don't apply ...
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