But this third Sunday of Lent, which the church designates as the premiere day for the first public scrutiny of the elect moving towards Easter sacraments, reminds us that Lent is first and foremost a font journey, a well-drawing opportunity, a rock-striking moment for those thirsting for life eternal.
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To the degree that we can see ourselves reflected in particular characters, we can begin the work of engaging with their stories to critique our own way of being.
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As preparations for the Paschal Triduum intenstify, Genevieve Glen, OSB, reminds us of liturgy’s ultimate goals in this quarter’s Amen Corner.
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Can ChatGPT help us pray?
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The history is ambiguous and mixed.
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Turning the other cheek was not an act of cowardice or passivity but an act of defiance.
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That sounds extreme, and it is. But in these days of too many mass shootings, too much racial prejudice, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, too much war and poverty and polarization extreme measures seem necessary.
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In the spirit of this divine Bandit, we are unexpectedly invited into the piracy of God, the Robin Hood mission of the only-begotten baptized not just to be disciples but maybe even holy marauders.
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“The Faberge exhibit was beautiful, but I did not experience God in the museum. On the L platform, however, I sincerely believe that I encountered the face of Christ.”
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Pope Francis is right: it is necessary to return to a single, unified Roman Rite and leave the “Traditional Latin Mass” in the past. And our personal liturgical preferences have absolutely no bearing on the matter. As conservatives have grown fond of saying, truth doesn’t care about your feelings.
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