The Archbishop of Westminster has launched a Lenten resource to help Catholics in their call to holiness
Topic: Lent
Benedict XVI: Do not be indifferent to the fate of others
In his Lenten message the Pope warns against ‘spiritual anaesthesia’ which numbs people to suffering
Bishop asks for hour of Confession every week in Lent
Bishop of Lancaster says every church in the diocese will be open for Confession on Wednesday evenings
‘Beer has something to teach Christians’
Anna Arco talks to J Wilson, the beer enthusiast who is following the example of Bavarian friars by consuming nothing but alcohol in Lent
Lent does not consist in a lonely struggle to do better
Second Sunday of Lent: Gn 12:1-4; 2 Tim 1:8-10; Mt 17: 1-9
Benedict XVI begins spiritual retreat in the Vatican
Pope Benedict oversaw the opening of his spiritual retreat at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace
Lent challenges us to ask: are we truly alive as God intended?
First Sunday of Lent: Gn 2:7-9 & 3:1-7; Rm 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11
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Pope receives ashes at the Basilica of Santa Sabina
Cardinal Jozef Tomko places ashes on Benedict XVI’s forehead at the start of Lent







My suggestion for Lent is to give up beef
Our addiction to beef does great damage to the environment. Time to wean ourselves off it