Lent 2011
- February 28, 2011
- Saint celebrations mix feasting, solemnity
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Courier photo by Mike Crupi
In mid-March, Catholics will experience a slight roller-coaster ride in regard to feasting and fasting.
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- February 28, 2011
- Live Lent, Easter all year long
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Although Faith and Mike Tarby of Elmira have been involved in parish social ministry for decades, it wasn’t until they began to travel the world that they began to get interested in global solidarity.
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- February 28, 2011
- Pope says Lent is time to renounce selfishness
VATICAN CITY -- Lent is a time for self-examination and to let go of all traces of selfishness, which is the root of violence, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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- March 2, 2011
- The season of Lent developed over time
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Some things have been around so long that we assume they were always there. Lent, for example, has been part of the church's liturgical year for many centuries, but there was a time when no such season existed. This season developed in the church's early centuries from the convergence of three factors.
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- March 2, 2011
- Ashes are visible reminder of something deeper
Ash Wednesday says one thing to most Catholics: ashes. Something about having the sign of the cross traced on your forehead with ashes is so powerful that even some whose participation in regular Sunday Masses is irregular, at best, go to church on Ash Wednesday.
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- March 2, 2011
- Strive for renewal on Lenten journey
In Matthew 12:43-45, Jesus tells the story of a person who is freed from a demon. The demon goes searching for a new home but doesn't find one, so the demon decides to return to the original home. Finding the home neat and tidy but empty, the demon enlists a "wild bunch" of other demons, and they all settle into the vacant home.
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- March 2, 2011
- Lenten disciplines renew baptismal vows
Lent is rich in customs. Some come from particular ethnic cultures while many are popular regardless of ethnic or cultural context.
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- March 2, 2011
- Signs during Lent point to baptism
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Traveling the road that takes you from Ash Wednesday to Easter, you'll notice many signs pointing to baptism.
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- February 28, 2011
- Parishes plan Lenten happenings
The following parishes have informed the Catholic Courier of their upcoming Lenten activities:
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- February 28, 2011
- Lenten regulations
The following regulations for Lenten sacrifice are based on the 1983 Code of Canon Law:
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