For a couple weeks now, we’ve ben reflecting on the Jubilee Year we’re celebrating. Despite our best efforts, it’s easy for things to drift away from God’s plan over time; a Jubilee year is a moment to set things back in the right direction, towards God and the life he promises. We started by considering...

When thinking about Lent and where it originated, today’s Gospel is often what comes to mind. We connect this season to the forty days Jesus journeyed through the wilderness; or maybe some think of the forty years God’s people wandered through the wilderness as they prepared to enter the promised land. Neither of those journeys...

In today’s second reading, St. Paul encourages Christians to put on imperishability and immortality[i] and Lent is a season about doing just that; when powers try to hold our attention here, we devote a season to remembering that we have all been made for something truly great: eternity with our maker. It’s a reminder of hope,...