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Lenten Reflections: Examining our Allegiance

April 11, 2022 by Bobby Gross Leave a Comment

This is the sixth in a series of weekly reflections through the season of Lent, written by Bobby Gross, who contributed the reflections for this past Advent Season.  The  first  appeared on Ash Wednesday. You can browse the  second,  third,  fourth, and fifth reflections by following the links. Palm Sunday ushered us into this Holy Week. The account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, as told in Luke 19 (this year's lectionary gospel reading), thrums with political dynamics. With some combination of canny anticipation … [Read more...] about Lenten Reflections: Examining our Allegiance

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Devotional, Lent Tagged With: Lent 2022, Palm Sunday

Lenten Reflections: Resisting Racism

April 5, 2022 by Bobby Gross 1 Comment

This is the fifth in a series of weekly reflections through the season of Lent, written by Bobby Gross, who contributed the reflections for this past Advent Season.  The  first  appeared on Ash Wednesday. You can browse the  second reflection here,  third reflection here, and the fourth reflection here. Racism has haunted my whole life. It is like a chronic disease acquired in early childhood, sometimes debilitating, sometimes only hobbling, always painful. Even with the latest in medical treatment, I can never fully … [Read more...] about Lenten Reflections: Resisting Racism

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Devotional, Lent Tagged With: Lent 2022

Lenten Reflections: Guarding Against Pride

March 29, 2022 by Bobby Gross Leave a Comment

This is the fourth in a series of weekly reflections through the season of Lent, written by Bobby Gross, who contributed the reflections for this past Advent Season.  The  first  appeared on Ash Wednesday. You can browse the  second reflection here and the third reflection here. We all know that pride is a problem. It blinds us. It inflates us. It goes before a fall. But we've also bought into certain positive versions of pride: to feel good about who we are and what we do. We raise our kids to have self-esteem … [Read more...] about Lenten Reflections: Guarding Against Pride

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Devotional, Lent Tagged With: Lent 2022

Lenten Reflections: Temptation

March 14, 2022 by Bobby Gross Leave a Comment

This is the second in a series of weekly reflections through the season of Lent, written by Bobby Gross, who contributed the reflections for this past Advent Season. The first appeared on Ash Wednesday. We are all subject to temptation. The slippery tendency to think selfishly or perversely. The quick impulse to speak hurtfully or deceptively. The ready inclination to act unkindly if not unjustly. The craven or just plain apathetic inertia that leaves the right things undone. The instinctive choice to privilege … [Read more...] about Lenten Reflections: Temptation

Filed Under: Devotional, Lent Tagged With: lent

In Honor of Women’s History Month: A Few of My Favorite Women Saints

March 11, 2022 by Robin Capcara Leave a Comment

In honor of Women's History Month, I've gathered for our readers the stories of a few of my favorite women saints. Sadly, even though we've been celebrating Women's History Month in the U.S. since 1987, the Church remains of one of the few places in our society where the contributions of women have not been celebrated like they could be and should be. One reason for the lack of acknowledgement and celebration of women's achievements throughout Church history is that many of the Early Church Fathers embraced Greek … [Read more...] about In Honor of Women’s History Month: A Few of My Favorite Women Saints

Filed Under: Devotional Tagged With: saints, women

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