"Jesus was fully human and fully divine. His human nature was manifest in a range of emotions, including anger at what bothered him. The scene we have today is not the only occasion on which he showed anger."...
"I take the hand of Peter as my traveling companion on this Lenten journey. He literally and figuratively walked the road that Jesus did."...
"Lent becomes the key opportunity to become more deeply aware of the love of God and the needs to share, to save the planet, to understand suffering, to reach out to the outcast."...
"Jesus encourages us to fast but to do so as a prayer not as a way to impress others as to how “holy” we are. "...
"This is essential reading for anyone who has ever felt different or other, or for parents who have struggled with raising a child who has fallen far from the family tree."...
"When we find ourselves confronted with our own weaknesses, we need to remember that God is calling us to be patient and to see ourselves as he does, with unconditional love."...
"For as long as I can remember, I have associated the appearance of the sliver of the new moon with God’s faithfulness. "...
". . . realize that Lent is the time to live our lives more fully, for life is a gift from God that we should embrace to the fullest....
