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40 Days: A Time of Grace for Stripping Away the Superficial

Fr Joshan Rodrigues – My fortieth birthday just a few short months ago, conjured up within me a feeling of deep introspection. Birthdays are a

By Tom Thomas – It is once again that time of the year! A time when we are called to enter into the Desert experience

By Leon Bent – Lent is the forty-day liturgical season of fasting, special prayer and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. The name “Lent” is from

By Fr Francis Gonsalves, SJ – “Return to me with all your heart, fasting …” are the Biblical words (Joel 2:12) that summarize the essence