A Vincentian View: What a Difference a Day Makes
Ash Wednesday follows Mardi Gras – “Fat Tuesday.” The days stand out as contrasts.
“Journey of the Heart” Lenten Video Series from Basilica Shrine of the Miraculous Medal – Part 1
Reflections on the symbolism of receiving ashes on this day.
Beginning of the Path: Reflections on Ash Wednesday
“Create in me, O God, a pure heart, renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not repel me from your presence and do not deprive me of your holy spirit” (Ps 50[51]:12-13). Ash Wednesday begins Lent, bringing with it an invitation to reflection and inner renewal. This holy...
Valentine’s Day, Baptism, and Eucharist?
At one level we say you can’t put a price tag on love. But at another level, Americans alone spend well over 20 billion on celebrating love on a day called Valentine’s Day.
Beginnings in Eden and in the Desert
Jesus obeys to the point of death on a cross. He does so to lead us to God and to the beginnings in Eden and in the desert, and to make us all just, washed in the waters of new birth. Jesus stays in the desert for forty days, which sends us back, in the first place,...
