With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption

With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption

  With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption By Br. John Henry Peters, O.P. If you could choose only one psalm to pray for the rest of Lent, you wouldn’t go wrong choosing Psalm 130. It is—with great competition—one of the most beautiful psalms. It is...
Lent, A Preparation for Joy

Lent, A Preparation for Joy

  Lent, A Preparation for Joy By Fr. Boniface Endorf, O.P. Ash Wednesday enters us into the season of Lent, a time of penance as preparation for Easter. But how does penance prepare us for joy? It’s certainly a countercultural approach. We’re taught by the world...

A Threefold Cord

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Fr. Anthony Giambrone, O.P. A threefold cord is not easily broken, says Qoheleth, the sage (Eccl 4:12). The Lord thus wisely gives us a threefold program for our Lenten journey: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The Old Testament...