Lent, one of my favorite listening to God seasons, begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb 22. Lent is the season before Easter lasting 40 days, not counting Sundays. It is a time to refle… Read More

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour win… Read More

Preparing for Holy Week can help you have a more meaningful and reverent celebration. Here are some ideas to consider. Attend Palm Sunday Mass and receive palm branches. Create a ho… Read More

I had this moment in the middle of the pandemic’s height, one that I heard from many of my friends and family, where I realized that this virus had forced me to slow down, to stop doin… Read More

At the very beginning of this year’s Lenten season, we’re going to read a short poem by Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), the celebrated English poet and writer of devotional… Read More

#5 Bethel Alum Leads U.S. Women’s Hockey Team at Beijing Olympics Joel Johnson ’96, GS’07, a former standout Bethel athlete and coach, served as head coach of the U.S. l… Read More

If you do not come from a liturgical Christian background, you may not know much about Lent. If you aren’t accustomed to observing Lent and would like to know more about it, read these… Read More

Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan in the northern Philippines called on the faithful to offer reparation for “our personal and national sins” ahead of this year&rs… Read More

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a time of penitence and preparation for Easter, the most important day of the Christian year—the day that… Read More

Church do you observe Lent? On February 26, we will officially enter into the season of Lent. Lent is the religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednes… Read More

Are you passing on love, or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love. My husband said that I better be nice to my readers today. Please forgive my indulgence in fun y… Read More

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent and is the first of the forty days of Lent leading up to Easter. Ash Wednesday — officially known as the Day of Ashes &mdas… Read More

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26 this year of 2020.  Each year I listen for a theme for these holy 40 days before Easter and pray I lean into Lent with openness and obedien… Read More

In a world mired in suffering and despair, where is our hope? Can we find joy again? Join Hillsdale College Chaplain Rev. Adam Rick for this six-part Lenten and Easter devotional series… Read More

Why Do Daily Devotions? Reading the Bible and other inspirational words start my day off with the right frame of mind/heart/spirit. Devotionals deepen my prayers and give me new perspective… Read More

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCHAntiphonPs 103 (102): 2-3Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefits;it is he who forgives all your sins. CollectRejoicing in this annual celebrationof… Read More

Today is Good Friday. It is a day, a Christian holiday in the Church calendar, that commemorates the crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. It is observed… Read More

If you’re not part of a liturgical church, you may wonder why folks are going around today with a black cross on their foreheads. Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the penitenti… Read More

How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,and in whose spirit there is no deceit!Psalm 32:1-2To… Read More