Lent

Cardinal Hume wrote: 'There is a certain solidarity in sin.' The passion and death of Christ happened as a consequence

Readings: Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18; Psalm 26; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9: 28-36What’s the Transfiguration doing here in Lent? In today’s

Readings: Matthew 5:43-48. One common reading of Christ’s relationship to the Pharisees runs like this: the Pharisees were legalistic, bound to

The English Dominican Victor White OP  used to maintain that people generally find prayer difficult when they pray for the

The tone of today’s Gospel is decidedly sharp. We encounter Jesus amongst a growing crowd who, despite all the signs

Today’s gospel brings intimacy into our Lenten season’s prayerful aspect. Prayer is one of the three main actions Catholics

Reading: Matthew 21:31-46. Today’s gospel seems to be laden with Lenten messages: a preacher could feast on the themes of

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 90:1-2,10-15, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 I recently read an article about the so-called ‘fasting diet’,

Readings: Isaiah 58:9-14; Psalm 85 (86); Luke 5:27-32The reading from Isaiah is the second, lesser well known, section of

Readings: Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 50; Matthew 9: 14-15 Lent is an excellent time to step back and evaluate

Readings: Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 50 (51); 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18   Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and, as in previous years, the Godzdogz team would like to draw your attention to our