The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost (G.K. Chesterton)
Day: February 25, 2023
First Sunday: The Hope and Joy of Lent
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him’ (Mt. 4:11). On Ash Wednesday we began the observance of the holy season of Lent with the imposition of blessed ashes, an external sign of our interior resolve to undertake Lenten penance. By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to[…]
Matthew’s Lessons on Lenten Humility
If one can get past the nauseating image of John the Baptist dining on locusts, (which may our own lot soon – Ed.) chapter three of Matthew’s Gospel reinforces the identity of Christ as Son of God and sets the scene for His humble ministry and servant leadership. When John foretells the coming of Christ[…]