by Derek Cummins | Mar 30, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent
After intense periods of asceticism, the temptation is to binge: to go back to all of our old habits, even to excess. The Church points us, rather, to festivity: Christian feasting. We are not used to Christian festivity, as our culture inclines more to partying,...
by Derek Cummins | Mar 29, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent, No Meat Meals
Serves 6 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Sweet Potatoes are native to Peru. And so was Saint Martin de Porres. This Peruvian Dominican brother lived a life of humble service and charity and became the first black saint of the Americas. Martin refused to...
by Jacob Laskowski | Mar 27, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent
Where should you go after finishing Exodus 90? How do you retain the new habits you’ve formed in prayer, asceticism, and fraternity? These are questions even I ask myself this time of year. For a lot of us, Exodus 90 can feel like a sprint to Easter and then we...
by Derek Cummins | Mar 27, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent
Within Holy Week we encounter the stark reality of betrayal. We confront a dark mystery: Jesus is brought to death not by his enemies but by one of his closest friends. Judas comes to this horrible decision during Holy Week and spends Wednesday spying on Jesus and...
by Derek Cummins | Mar 27, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent
Meditation is an important part of prayer. When we hear or read something about our faith, meditation unpacks this by reflecting and applying to our lives. It is too easy for things just to pass us by if we don’t stop to think them through. Meditation sets us up for...
by Derek Cummins | Mar 27, 2023 | Exodus 90, Lent
The words “Messiah” and “Christ” mean “anointed.” To be a Christian is to share in Jesus’s own anointing in the Holy Spirit. The sacraments draw us into this reality through the anointings with oil at Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy...
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