Lent
‘You Have to Live It’
Father Michael Ackerman 0
March holds a number of annual celebrations within it. There is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day, which is a wonderful time for corned beef and cabbage if you are sober enough to remember it. There is the start of the NCAA basketball tournament with my bracket usually busted after the first day. However, it also Read More
A Priest in Full
Owen Phelps 0
In Ash Wednesday’s Gospel, Jesus has some helpful guidance for how priests can experience Lent as an opportunity for sane spiritual growth rather than a draining, interminable fire drill. He tells his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your Read More
‘The Lord Loves Dust’
Father David Scotchie 0
Many of our people begin Lent with the common question, “What am I going to do for Lent?” We preachers struggle to help them go beyond giving up chocolate and beer, but we know Lent is not a 40-day weight-loss program. So, what are we going to preach for Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday begins the Read More
A Light in the Desert
Father Ronald Patrick Raab 0
We survive many deserts as priests. Lent becomes an invitation to explore them, to turn over the rocks we find there, to sift through the debris and face the sun. Our deserts are varied and sometimes overwhelming. Lent invites us to gaze at them with tender hearts and with great fortitude and phenomenal surrender. These Read More
‘Your Will Be Done’
Father David J. Bonnar 0
One of the misconceptions about life is that when we receive our degree or diploma there will be no more classes, studying or exams. And yet we all come to see that the classroom experience never really ends. There are always more lessons to be learned, subject matter to be studied and tests to be Read More
