A listener named Sara asks about the Ash Wednesday Gospel reading that states we should not put our faith on display, and wonders how that connects with wearing ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday.
read moreBusted Halo explains the significance of the Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and giving, and how you can make the most of this time of repentance and renewal.
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I once sat behind an older man who was angry because our then-3-year-old was talking in church. The man spent the entire Mass huffing and…
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This summer, I finally got around to cleaning up the tall bookshelf in my office overflowing with books and binders. I soon came across a…
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Often referred to as “the best-kept secret of the Church,” Catholic Social Teaching is central to our Christian faith, representing as it does our collective…
read moreFast, pray, and give with us this Lenten season! Our digital Lent calendar shows every day of Lent and Holy Week but doesn’t let you…
read moreIt’s the Lenten question Father Dave receives most often! “Do Sundays count during Lent?” A caller named Michelle shares that growing up, her mom told her Sundays were not included in her Lenten sacrifice. Father Dave explains that Sundays do, in fact, count. When we celebrate Sunday Mass during Lent, the Church still calls them Sundays in Lent. He also explains the Catholic definition of fasting, and that our Lenten sacrifices generally do not count as fasting. Original Air 2-07-18
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