Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! On Ash Wednesday, we're invited to keep a holy Lent. The invitation is this: "I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and …
Lent
Discipline
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In Lent, we like to talk about what we're "giving up" and "taking on". This is an articulation of a practice we're called to for the duration of the season: self-discipline. So we show enough discipline to refrain from eating sweets, for example. It …
Being Changed
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! As we gather each year for Ash Wednesday, we are invited to keep a holy Lent. Not because we're bound to make it unholy, but because we need the reminder. It begins by reminding us that the early Christians were reminded that this is a season of …
