The liturgical season of Lent can often become crowded and confused as we wrestle with what to give up and how to stay on track. But when we get down to the heart of it, Lent is about only one thing—growing deeper in our relationship with the Lord. The best way to come to know God is through prayer.
It was the First Sunday of Lent in 2016. Solomon Ankaya, a diocesan seminarian, and I were on our way to Konguan, one of the ten mission outstations of Holy Trinity parish in Bogia, Papua New Guinea. We traveled by car along a ... Read More
Did you know that religious people are much more likely to give to charitable causes than are non-religious people? According to research conducted by the Philanthropy Panel Study in 2017, "62 percent of religious households give to charity, only ... Read More
The Arnold Project, which provides social services for needy families, is named in honor of St. Arnold Janssen, founder of Divine Word Missionaries. The project operates in three parishes in Guayaquil—St. Arnold Janssen in Mount Sinai; ... Read More
