Fifth Sunday of Lent

Fifth Sunday of Lent Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalms 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 or John 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Fifth Sunday of Lent We must know that God regards our purity of heart and tears of compunction, not our many words. — ST. BENEDICT

Fifth Sunday of Lent All suffer the stain of our parents’ first sin. Only the Lord is without sin, and so we must look to him for forgiveness. Until we can do this, we shall live in the lie of our own superiority, and sin all the more.…

Fifth Sunday of Lent Love begins by taking care of the closest ones — the ones at home. — St. Teresa of Kolkata

I remember a time when I was filled with a strong and righteous anger, which I carefully nourished by collecting stories that proved my point. I went off on a weekend retreat, hoping to get some rest. The first evening began with the simple…

Some years ago, traveling in Guatemala, I was asked by the Sisters of St. Joseph to take some young people on an outing. Piling as many as could fit into an old Volkswagen Beetle, we had a wonderful afternoon. When the heat and humidity…