When asked once how important prayer is in our daily lives, Pope Francis’ message was short but emphatic: “How powerful it is! May we never lose the courage to say, ‘Lord, give us your peace.’ “

I’ve come to believe that Lent is not about doing. It’s about not doing. It’s not about trying, but letting ourselves take that ramble through the desert. Prayer is the backbone of Lent.

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Piece of a Woman, and Minari.

More than simply a call to give up creature comforts, Lent invites us to confront our vulnerability and embrace our brokenness.

No more documents. No more commissions. Deacon Art Miller says what the Church needs to do to confront racism is to act.