One day I was looking for something for lunch that was gluten-free and vegan. In other words, free of all food fun. I wasn't coming up with much until I spotted ...
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Lent
Are you using the CRS Rice Bowl this Lent? If not, why not? It's one of our favorite Lenten traditions, so much so that last year when our parish didn't make ...
In the nine years that we have lived here, the one thing that has always been a herald of impending springtime has been that little snow drop in the photo ...
Before you click by this post because the word "lentils" scares you, especially in relation to pasta, I beg you to stop and just consider it for a moment ...
Around 5:30 tonight I still wasn't sure what I wanted to make for dinner. Meat wasn't the only thing I needed to avoid. Because my daughter, Olivia, and I are ...
Ash Wednesday. Possibly my all-time favorite day of the entire Church year. As many of my regular NSS readers already know, I am a Lent person. This season ...
Lent is just one week away. I've spoken with lots of people who say they just don't "get" the need for fasting. Check out my latest OSV story and find out why ...
Father forgive them, they know not what they do...We see Jesus on the cross today and hear him forgiving his persecutors, forgiving us. It is a powerful scene, ...
It has been a crazy few weeks here, which would explain why the blog posts have been lighter than usual. In addition to my usual writing work, I'm blogging in ...
From my post at OSV Daily Take:It's hard to believe Lent is nearing an end. When we started this journey back in February, I felt like I had plenty of time to ...
Sorry I've been away for a few days. We had a virus at our house that just wouldn't leave. I think we finally kicked it this weekend. So, I'm back, feeling ...
Sometimes, when I'm yelling at my children for yelling at each other, I realize how ridiculous I must sound. Surely even my 3-year-old must be wondering why ...
I've never found the Transfiguration to be easy or comforting. I wrote this column a few years back, but it still resonates with me today:Jesus knew that when ...
From my post at OSV Daily Take:This morning at breakfast I was lamenting the state of our world and, more specifically, the state of our country. As I read the ...
Ash Wednesday did not get off the best start this morning. For whatever reason, the bus never picked up Noah and Olivia for school, so I had to dash out to get ...
Ash Wednesday is just hours away. I feel like a kid at Christmas. I know, kind of weird. It's just who I am, or how I am. I love Lent. Not in some masochistic ...
Father forgive them, they know not what they do...
We see Jesus on the cross today and hear him forgiving his persecutors, forgiving us. It is a powerful scene, ...
The beauty and awe of the Mass of the Last Supper is behind us now. We are waiting and watching, trying -- perhaps unsuccessfully, like the apostles -- to stay ...
This is a day of darkness. Judas’ hour of truth. The scariest part of this day, I think, is the realization that Judas is in all of us. So often we look at ...
Can you believe tomorrow is Palm Sunday? Where did this Lent go? Today, because I’m super busy getting ready for my book release party in just a few hours, I ...