Jim Mosier: Penitence to repentance

Jim Mosier: Penitence to repentance

“What did you give up for Lent?” This was the question at the lunch table where I was sitting at The Dalles Junior High School in 1959. I was in the seventh grade. At 13 years of age, I felt…

To keep temptations away, the Church says that man must turn to prayer. Only through it can the believer call upon God for help and thus succeed in walking on the path of salvation. It is said that any prayer is received before the heavenly throne, but there is a prayer that people must say during the Easter Lent, daily, until the Resurrection. Prayer is extremely powerful, and the one who says it during this period will feel the help of divinit…

Since Ash Wednesday, thousands of young Christians in France have entered the sacred time of Lent. 40 days of fasting, prayer and fraternal charity that will end on the evening of Holy Saturday, before the Easter feast comes to announce the Resurrection of Christ.

Students find unity through Lent, transcending traditions and backgrounds - The Baylor Lariat

By Marisa Young | Reporter Lent is a time preceding Easter in which Christians from different denominations remember the crucifixion of Jesus through practices such as fasting and abstinence. Although it is commonly associated with Catholicism, Lent can be a period of devotion for Christians of any faith background. Austin sophomore Miriam Daniel said in her Presbyterian household she was raised with great respect and appreciation toward the sea…

“Hard lives and sticky ends:” What it may mean to live in accordance with the scriptures

The prophet Elijah visited by an angel. Photo: Picryl.com. We’re almost through Lent now, and we’re down towards the end of the Nicene Creed. It was a toss-up this week for me between “In accordance with the scriptures” and “who has spoken through the prophets.” But you will see that they are both really about the same thing: the action of the Holy Spirit in the church and in the scriptures, both then and now. One of the first things Jesus did w…

The Original Intentions Behind Lent - The DePauw

What are your intentions behind Lent? Having started on March 5 on Ash Wednesday, this religious season is celebrated by many students. Lent is a 40-day long experience filled with prayer, fasting and abstinence which reflects Jesus’ fasting in the desert while He was tempted by Satan. Many Christian denominations participate in Lent, but what are their intentions behind doing so?  For some, Lent can be a time of spiritual reflection and chastit…