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Materialism, prodigality and Lent (Sunday I of Lent)

Let’s begin the Lenten fast again with good grace, and not make it only about giving up one thing or another. Lent is not to be a season of privation only or a negative thing, but rather a positive thing. We remember when Christ said that we should make up our treasures not on earth,Continue reading “Materialism, prodigality and Lent (Sunday I of Lent)”

Taste and see (Sunday IV of Lent)

I shall end today with my descriptions of the Mass, and next weekend, I shall begin with the Rosary. The Mass, as the second Vatican Council said, is the source and summit of our lives. It is our nearest encounter with the Holy One, the moment when heaven touches earth, and we stand among angels andContinue reading “Taste and see (Sunday IV of Lent)”