Tag: Lent
Lenten Art Competition Winners Announced
Bishop Richard Umbers, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney has selected the winners of his Lenten Art Competition.
At the beginning of this Lent,...
Mark Shea: Introduction to the Beatitudes
Matthew is a very subtle writer. A lot of people are not aware of the clever structure of his gospel.
Matthew is writing as a...
Kids Lenten Quiz
Lent is here! Test your knowledge on all things Lent right here. Be warned – we won’t make it easy!
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10 ways to engage your family with Lent
Lent is an important time in the liturgical year. Six and a half weeks of preparation through prayer, fasting and almsgiving sets us up...
Simcha Fisher: 10 ways to let the pandemic shape your Lent
Didn't we just have Lent? Aren't we going through it still?
It comes as a shock every year when I look at the calendar and...
Receive the Grace to Go Make Disciples: A Lenten Companion
Looking ahead to the start of Lent on 17 February, the Archdiocese of Sydney has created a new resource for the faithful.
Catholics in the...
Where is God in this pandemic? Where there is God, there...
"Out of the blue came this disease, a thing ... more frightening than any disaster whatever."
Simcha Fisher: Do women need ascesis?
I recently interviewed the developer of Exodus90, a spiritual exercise aimed at Catholic men who want to find spiritual freedom through prayer, ascesis, and...
Pope’s Lent message focus on conversion, Satan’s lies
By Hannah Brockhaus
There is an urgent need for personal conversion, without which the temptations of Satan, and the presence of evil, create a “hell here...
Bankstown youth get a lesson in Lent
Young adults of St Felix de Valois, Bankstown, were delighted to receive inspiring tips on preparing for Easter at the first of regular catechesis...
Simcha Fisher: Be quiet this Lent
What to do for Lent? That question reminds me of that old joke about the two seminarians. One of them asks the bishop if...
The evolution of Lent
“Dear Father, I know that the last two weeks of Lent are special and was wondering how this came about. I can understand Holy...