Planning Lent
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 Posted in photo, writing | 1 Comment »Lent begins in a few days, so why not take some time to think about how we wish to “do” Lent this year. For instance, will we give up something this Lent, or will we add something? Will our Lenten ...
The Fruitful Seed
Thursday, March 29th, 2012 Posted in writing | No Comments »At the start of his ministry, Jesus told the story of a farmer who went out to scatter seed in his field. Depending on the soil the seed landed on, there would eventually be a crop. In this story, Jesus ...
Rethink Possible
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 Posted in writing | No Comments »AT&T tells us in their ads, “Rethink Possible.” Jesus urges us, “Repent!” Interestingly, the Greek word for “repent” in the gospel (metanoia) contains the root word for mind, suggesting that Jesus challenged people to not just stop doing bad things ...
Lent 2011
Monday, March 7th, 2011 Posted in writing | No Comments »This year the coming of spring in the upper Midwest coincides with the start of Lent, and that has set me to thinking how I might slant my observance of Lent. Maybe nature provides a clue, for in the last ...
This Joyful Season
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 Posted in writing | No Comments »One of the Mass prayers calls Lent “this joyful season.” I find this a little surprising because I think of Lent as a time for seriousness, mortification, and self-denial. Not joy. But Lent can be a joyful season if we make ...
