Here’s some eye-opening numbers: 8,ooo text messages; 275 minutes of call time; 24 hours of face time — that is how much time my daughter spent electronically communicating with friends […]
Prayer and technology
St. Patrick’s Day: Joy during Lent
It sticks out like a sore, green thumb in the middle of a sober liturgical period. As a lifelong Catholic — and a lifelong Irishman — I struggle with squaring […]
Symbols of Lent
Ashes: Made from palm leaves of the previous year, ashes can remind us both of the baptismal and penitential character of Lent. They not only represent our own mortality and […]
Five meatless meals my kids will eat
Hello, Lent. Here’s my confession: we’re NOT a Meatless Friday family. I am meatless, myself, for the most part on Fridays. But for a variety of reasons, I don’t insist on it for […]
Lenten pretzels
The pretzel has great historical and spiritual significance. As the faithful in the old Roman Empire kept a very strict fast all through Lent — no dairy products, eggs, or […]
