In a multi-tasking, stressful and just overall busy life, the gentle sound of the beads of my rosary leaving my pocket has become …
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The Way of the Cross: Free Video & Reflection Guide
The devotion known as the Way of the Cross is an adaptation of a custom widely observed by pilgrims to Jerusalem: the offering of …
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El Vía Crucis: Video gratuito y guía de reflexión
La devoción conocida como Vía Crucis es una adaptación de una costumbre muy observada por los peregrinos que iban a Jerusalén: el …
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What Does This Day Mean? Handout for Ash Wednesday at Home
To download this beautiful resource for households that supports the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home as a PDF, click …
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Lent & Easter at Home Kits
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our church has provided materials and activities for families to engage in faith …
Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic
A Note on Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic Several bishops have recently asked if I had any …
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Observing Ash Wednesday When We Cannot Assemble
Here we go again, folks: figuring out how to keep the holy days if we are in a place where the pandemic has prevented us from …
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“Must We Do Lent This Year?”
“Must we do Lent this year? We have had such a long and difficult year. We have already lost so much. There has already been too …
Creating Meditative Space with A Sand Mandala
This activity was easy to prepare and accessible to folks of all ages and skill levels. It provided a wonderful opportunity for …
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Interactive Holy Week for Children
These sensory and interactive elements help them to truly view themselves as part of the story and as people of God. Our …
St. Paul’s Lent-in-a-Bag 2020
Lent has historically been a time of fasting, penitence, almsgiving, prayer and study for those being baptized, reconciled, and …
Lent Resources for 2020
Resources from Church Publishing Winged for Longing for Better Things by Sylvia SweeneyThis new Lenten devotional invites …