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How does a vegan senior citizen handle Lenten fasting?

Jenna Marie Cooper

March 26, 2025Faith

Q: I am a longstanding vegan, so when Lent comes each year there's nothing for me to skip; no meat is already my regular routine. But at age 70, and even if I wasn't vegan, is it true that seniors are ...

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Be free: Experiencing the promise of the Jubilee YearDr. R. Jared Staudt

Why does the Church celebrate Jubilee years? The concept comes from the Old Testament, marking the completion of seven cycles of sabbath years, a time of rest given to the land every seven years. In the ...

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A gift for Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia

Every year, when I flip my calendar to December, thoughts of Christmas overwhelm me with anticipation of the joys to come and the great gift of Christ's Nativity. Yet, when I open that same calendar ...

Culture & Events

Scripture Reflection for March 30, 2025, Fourth Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra

Jos 5:9a, 10-12 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Cor 5:17-21 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 We usually forget about the running. When we consider this Sunday's scripture and the heart-stopping story of the prodigal son, ...

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One Family in Mission: An Attitude of GratitudeMaureen Crowley Heil

Throughout the year, our Mission Family has the opportunity to give thanks for many blessings. We are grateful to serve the people of God both here in the Archdiocese of Boston and throughout the mission ...

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The vibrant tapestry of the church in BostonWendy Mejia

With Archbishop Richard G. Henning as our new shepherd in the Archdiocese of Boston, we are in a very exciting time. This will be his first Boston Catholic Appeal campaign, and he has been enthusiastically ...

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Passion timeFather Robert M. O'Grady

Our Lenten journey continues and its second phase, previously called Passiontide, brings us in a more focused way to the events of the Paschal Triduum. The prayers of the Fifth Sunday of Lent up to the ...

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Fruits of the figScott Hahn

In the Church, we are made children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- the God who makes known His name and His ways to Moses in today's First Reading. Mindful of His covenant with Abraham ...

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Pilgrim roadsJaymie Stuart Wolfe

It may be disappointing, but contrary to the lyrics of the well-loved John Denver song, "Country Roads" won't ultimately take us home. It's not just because relatively few of us hail from the ...