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Top 8 Uses for Personalized Prayer Cards

Mar 23, 2025 by Nicholas Cole

Personalized prayer cards are more than just keepsakes—they're powerful tools for evangelization, encouragement, and remembrance. Whether you’re planning a sacramental … Read more

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Why Do We Do Lenten Penance? Two Powerful Reasons to Embrace Sacrifice

Mar 17, 2025 by Gretchen Filz

Understanding the Meaning of Lenten Penance Lent is a sacred season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, but why does the Church emphasize penance during this time? What purpose doe … Read more

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Life is Fleeting: A Brief Reflection for Lent

Mar 15, 2025 by Veronica Mena

Lent is a season of repentance, renewal, and reflection, reminding us of a fundamental truth—life is fleeting. In the midst of our busy lives, we often forget that our time o … Read more

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How To Have a Warrior’s Heart Throughout Lent (And Always)

Mar 06, 2025 by Cheryl Hadley

My Lent is generally one of serene, recollected repentance. I aspire to make very specific changes to my schedule, my prayer life, and my habits. It is typically a spiritually-frui … Read more

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Ash Wednesday: The Beginning of Lent

Mar 05, 2025 by Nick Rabiipour

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a solemn season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in the Catholic Church. It is a time for reflection, repentance, and spiritual renewal … Read more

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6 Ways to Live a More Fruitful Lent

Mar 03, 2025 by Cheryl Hadley

Lent is a sacred season of reflection, repentance, and renewal. It's an opportunity to grow closer to God, detach from worldly distractions, and deepen our spiritual life. But how … Read more

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7 Practical Life Lessons From Pope Francis

Feb 28, 2025 by Mary Kate Hetzel

Pope Francis is a wellspring of practical and spiritual instruction in ways perhaps surprising and unlikely. Reading his words in The Name of God Is Mercy and The Church of Mercy&n … Read more

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What Happens When a Pope Dies? The Process, Traditions, and Future of the Church

Feb 21, 2025 by Jamie

The passing of a pope marks a solemn yet highly organized transition in the Catholic Church. While each pontiff may request certain modifications to their funeral and burial, centu … Read more

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What's For Dinner? 10 Meatless Meal Ideas For Lent

Feb 14, 2025 by Catherine McManamon

Do you ever struggle to come up with meatless dinners for Fridays in Lent? We asked our social media followers what their favorite meatless dishes are, and wanted to share the top … Read more

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The Plank in My Eye - A Meditation for Living a Deliberate Lent

Feb 13, 2025 by Cheryl Hadley

The season of Lent is upon us, and yet it seems like just weeks ago that I packed away our Christmas decorations! Each year I move through the anticipation of Advent, to the joys o … Read more

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Living Liturgically - Celebrating Lent with Young Children

Feb 06, 2025 by Cheryl Hadley

Most of us probably think of Lent as a somber time of repentance, sacrifice, fasting, and intense preparation that is not necessarily joyful. In fact, we feel it is more fruitful w … Read more

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FAQs About Lent

Feb 03, 2025 by Rachel Shrader

Lent is coming and we know you've got questions! From Ash Wednesday to fasting rules, from no-meat Fridays to the real meaning of "almsgiving," we've got you covered right here. An … Read more