Lent with Padre Pio: Easter Sunday
Franciscan Media
April 20, 2025
As we celebrate Sunday, let us remember to move forward in the spirit of Padre Pio—caring for and serving others so that they may come to know Christ.
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Lent with St. Francis: Wrestling with Temptation
Diane M. Houdek
February 21, 2021
The message of the Gospel today, like the message of Lent itself, is twofold: “Repent and believe the good news.” We are called to do both.
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Lent with St. Francis: We’re All Sinners
Diane M. Houdek
February 20, 2021
We find it difficult to admit when we’re wrong, when we’ve sinned. And it seems the more we try to live good Christian lives, the harder it gets to acknowledge how often we fail.
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Lent with St. Francis: True Fasting
Diane M. Houdek
February 19, 2021
Religious practices can never become more important than the end to which they lead: love of God and love of neighbor.
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Lent with St. Francis: Take Up Your Cross
Diane M. Houdek
February 18, 2021
If our own goals, possessions, and even families and friends distract us from the Lord’s call, then we are not truly choosing life.
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Lent with St. Francis: Be Faithful to the Gospel
Diane M. Houdek
February 17, 2021
“Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” These are the words most often used as we are signed with ashes. It is a call to conversion, a call to follow Christ, a call to change our lives.
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Meditation: Prayer from the Heart
Laurence Freeman, OSB
February 15, 2021
Whatever concentrates our attention in a selfless way can be said to be a form of prayer. The fruit of all prayer is a calmer mind and a more open and compassionate heart.
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