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Reflection: Let us Apply the Splint of the Cross to our Fractured Freedom Watch

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Let us keep before us over these next few days this poignant insight from the Catechism: "The more one does what is good, the freer one ... continue reading


Popes Homily at Penance Service in St Peters Basilica on Friday March 28, 2014

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In the period of Lent, the Church, in the name of God, renews the call to conversion. It is the call to change one's life. Conversion is ... continue reading



St. Augustine: A Samaritan Woman Came to Draw Water

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Jesus answered her and said: If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” perhaps you might have ... continue reading


Courageous Cardinal George Challenges Us to Use Lent as a Time to Take Stock of Our Lives Watch

Image of God bless you Cardinal George, and thank you for showing us how to live and love, with, in and for Lord Jesus. May we all take stock of our lives this Lent.

Lent 2014 brings the death and resurrection of the Lord more insistently into the horizon of our lives. Before the Lord, we are all ... continue reading


Deacon Fred Bartels: Ash Wednesday As a Moment of Decision Watch

Image of We too follow our Savior: we go up to the Place of the Skull; we watch as those nails we helped to supply are driven into his hands and feet; we stand at the foot of the Cross, as did Jesus´ Mother (cf. Jn 19:25). We look upon our Lord; we see his pain; we notice the wood soaked in His blood; we cry. We kneel and await that moment when a sword will pierce Christ´s side that his saving blood and water will flow over us.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, a season that ends at the start of the Mass of the Lord´s Supper in the evening ... continue reading


This Ash Wednesday, take Lent to the next level

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This Ash Wednesday, Catholics are invited to do something exceptional for Lent. We often make sacrifices that mean something to us, but we ... continue reading



What are YOU DOING this Lent? Watch

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As Lent approaches, it's  an opportunity to consider what we can do to make ourselves and the world around us a better place. It is ... continue reading


On the Fast Track: Approaching Lent with Living Faith

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Catechesis teaches us what to believe and how to behave, but Catholics also need down to earth advice for putting their faith into ... continue reading


The Surprise of Easter Watch

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To make sure that all mankind knows that it is not over but actually just beginning, God has an Easter bombshell. While we may have been ... continue reading


What a Day! What a Way, the Easter Way, Alleluia! Watch

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Have you have heard the old adage, used often in a disparaging way, He�s so heavenly he is no earthly good. I suggest again that it ... continue reading



More Lent & Easter

Easter 2024 / Lent 2024

Begins on Wednesday February 14, 2024

Ends on Thursday March 28, 2024

'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead'
Luke 24:46

Lent Event

Importance

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday

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Living Lent

February 14, 2024 - March 28, 2024

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Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday

February 13, 2024

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Ash Wednesday

February 14, 2024

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Palm Sunday

March 24, 2024

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Holy Week

March 24 - 30, 2024

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Good Friday

March 29, 2024

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Easter Sunday

March 31, 2024

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Ascension of Our Lord

Thursday May 9, 2024

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Pentecost

Sunday May 19, 2024

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Fasting and Abstinence

Every Friday

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Easter / Lent News

Did you know the Catholic Church has a birthday? Watch

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Happy birthday to the Catholic Church! Happy birthday to you, who are the body of the Church! LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - We're all ... continue reading


Happy Easter: The Tomb is Empty! Love Has Triumphed Watch

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We find the purpose of eternity revealed in the temporal realities of every today. The real "stuff" of our mundane daily lives becomes ... continue reading



We Have Been Raised with Christ. Easter is More Than a Day; it is a Way Watch

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Easter is more than a Day, it is a Way; A Way of living our lives differently now in Him. We are invited to do that by living them in His ... continue reading


5 Beautiful scriptures to remind you what Easter is all about Watch

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This Easter, make sure to take a moment with your family to thank Jesus for his amazing sacrifice. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Turn ... continue reading


The surprising origins of the Easter Bunny -- it's not what you think! Watch

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The Easter Bunny is a symbol of Easter that is popular in western culture, especially with children. According to folklore, the Easter ... continue reading


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