Tag: Almsgiving
What you need to know before the start of Lent
Put some extra thought into discerning your Lenten observances this year and your life will change forever. Plus, a bonus tip for Lent 2025—build in some time for proper rest.
Soup outreach warms hearts and stomachs
For the entire month of July parishioners at St Declan’s Penshurst have been busy cooking up a storm to serve those most in need during some of the coldest night of the year across Sydney.
George Weigel: Literary companions for Lent 2024
The traditional Lenten practices of intensified prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are spiritual disciplines to be followed along the six-week pilgrimage from Ash Wednesday to the Easter Triduum.
Mark Shea: Why are you giving alms in Lent?
Part 3 of Mark's series on Lent
Jesus is the Word made flesh, not the Word made word. When God chose to save us, he...
Mark Shea: Lenten Almsgiving
If, as we said last time, the point of Lent is to get ready, not for a holiday of chocolate eggs, bunnies, and nice clothes we call Easter ...
New guide offers a truly deeper Lent
A beautiful and prayerful Lenten Companion has been released by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney to journey with you through the season of Lent.
