THE WORD IN LENT 2026 – FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY February 20 – Isaiah 58: 1-9; Matthew 9: 14-15 Lent as a time of conversion
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Month: February 2026
Between the Screen and the Sanctuary
In early February 2026, Don Alberto Ravagnani, a 32-year-old priest from the Diocese of Milan, Italy, announced that he was leaving the priesthood. Since he
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Lenten Reflection: Lent as a Time of Conversion
By Fr. Antony Christy, sdb – February 19 – Deuteronomy 30: 15-20; Luke 9: 22-25 Lent as a time of conversion – that is a
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Dust Thou Art and unto Dust Thou shalt Return
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, has been a very difficult day for me since the death of my Dad. The finality
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Lenten Spirituality for Total Union with God
Leon Bent – Jesus prepared himself in arid land for 40 days for his public ministry. The hermit yearns for a indwelling Jesus-presence in him,
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Ash Wednesday: Lenten Reflection: Listening and Fasting
Fr Antony Christy, sdb – Lent as a Time of Conversion February 18 – Joel 2: 12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20 – 6:2; Matthew 6: 1-6,
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Making a Difference: Lent Urges Us to Venture From Darkness into the Light
By Tony Magliano – With dust-like ashes crossed upon our foreheads, each one of us is firmly presented with Ash Wednesday’s wake-up call that our
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Sindhudurg Bishop-Elect Agnelo Pinheiro: A Shepherd Formed in Prayer and Pastoral Surrender
Br Malvino Alfonso OCD – On 14 February 2026, at noon in Rome and 4:30 p.m. in Goa, the Church announced that Pope Leo XIV
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Fasting for Families: Finding Peace in the Chaos
John Singarayar SVD We live in an age where our children know how to swipe before they can tie their shoes, where family dinners compete
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Lent: A Time for Greening Our Souls
Janina Gomes – Lent, the 40-day journey toward Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday, is often reduced to a somber season of repentance—forsaking sins, bad
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Historical Injustice and the Concept of Truth in Saint John Paul II
Nearly four years have passed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and eight since the annexation of Crimea. Every war is inseparably linked to unimaginable
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Lent: Uniqueness of 40 & 50 Days of Fast in India
By Chev. Prof. George Menachery – When it comes to observing Lent, India occupies a unique place with the presence of 168 dioceses out of
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Speak Lord, I’m Listening: Lent’s Call from Ignorance to Insight
# chhotebhai – We are about to enter the holy season of Lent. By now “good Christians” will have decided what to give up for
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The Digital Trap: How Mobile Addiction is Poisoning India’s Culture of Life
Fr. Mathew Thankachen O.Praem. – In an era where smartphones are as ubiquitous as air, a silent epidemic is unraveling the fabric of childhood: mobile
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Book Review: Faith Unplugged — A Youth’s Digital Call to Holiness
Title: The Digital Evangelist Publisher: Carmel International Publishing House ISBN No: 978-9347211058 Available at: Amazon and Carmel International Publishing House Price: Rs. 240.00 Sr. Dr.
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