Genesis 2:7-9,3:1-7;  Romans 5:12-19;  Matthew 4:1-11 It is believed that when Matthew wrote his Gospel he was writing to the Church in Antioch, the capital of the Roman province of Syria.  While there were both Jews and Greeks in that community it appears that Greeks, or Gentile Christians were the majority in number.  In...
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Our friends at the Prairie Climate Stewardship Network have shared the following with us: During the season of Lent, we are called to metanoia – the changing of our minds and hearts to new ways of thinking and acting. Change involves taking an honest look at ourselves – the lives we live and the...
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Joshua 5:9-12;  2 Corinthians 5:17-21;  Luke 15:1-3,11-32 We are halfway through the 40 days of Lent and today we pause to celebrate.  The Church calls today Laetare, “Let us rejoice.”  And for what do we rejoice?  Why do we break our solemn fast of forty days to celebrate?  The answer to this is found...
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Carnivale and Mardi Gras celebrations are linked to Ash Wednesday, Lent, fast and abstinence. Can you tell us more about the connections between these events? Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the 40 days known as Lent. Every year, Christians highlight this penitential season as a time of self-examination, reformation of one’s life, and...
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