After this year’s extended period of Ordinary Time, Christian believers will soon begin the penitential season of Lent. St. Luke tells us that after his baptism, the Lord Jesus was “filled with the ...

In order for us to reflect most effectively on the Scripture lessons today, I think that it's important to put the event described in today's Gospel in the context of what has been happening in the ...

The fifth Sunday of Lent is celebrated by Christians worldwide this weekend, on April 3, 2022. On this Sunday during the Lenten season, Christians recall both the humanity and the divinity of Jesus ...

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life" (John 3:16). This verse is from the Gospel of John, one of ...

In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to listen to what Jesus wants to tell them through the Scriptures and through others. Using the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration as a ...

In the first Epistle of Peter, we are warned to “be alert, and on guard — because the devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about seeking someone to devour.” Then Peter strongly exhorts us: “Resist ...

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Christians to walk with Jesus across the desert of Lent, to “listen more closely to the voice of God, and to unmask the temptations that speak within each of us.” Before ...

Molly Pavleck asked junior high students at St. Thomas School to write what Lent means to them – the following is what some of them had to say: “Lent means that Jesus is coming soon and we are just ...

Lent in the liturgical calendar is a 40 day season set aside to observe and commemorate the last weeks of Christ’s ministry before His crucifixion and resurrection. The 40 days represent His time ...

Jesus was really tempted? If you think it's a widely accepted idea, Google reactions to The Last Temptation of Christ. When Nikos Kazantzakis' book came out in 1955, the Catholic Church added it to ...

Journey with America’s editors as they reflect on Scripture, prayer, fasting and almsgiving both in written form and on “The Word” podcast. Find all the reflections and more Lent resources here. Lent ...