Why We Need Lent

Catholic Culture ^ | Fr. George Rutler

[NYer]

Rev. George W. Rutler is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

[NYer]

Fr. Rutler, like Fr. John Corapi, is as orthodox as they come. God bless them both!

[GSlob]

"Why we need lent"
To drop some pounds put on around the end of the last year.

[Nihil Obstat]

Outstanding post, thank you. Fr. Rutler is brilliant. He's one of the great recent Episcopalian converts.

[NYer]

Outstanding post, thank you. Fr. Rutler is brilliant. He's one of the great recent Episcopalian converts.

Glad he swam the Tiber. Be sure to visit Steve Ray's thread - Mary: The Ark of the New Covenant. Another good swimmer :-)

[NeoCaveman]

Great article.

There's a lot of substance to it. I'm reading through it a second time.

[ELS]

Rev. George W. Rutler is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

He is also well-known for his Good Friday meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[franky]

EWTN had Fr. Corapi's "Wake Up America" on last night. He came on just the way it is supposed to be told about sin, abortion, politicians, Bishops etc.

I have ordered the tape and will try to have my parish play them to make sure the parishioners understand what sin is and the seriousness of it and its potential to destroy America. I just do not think many or most really get it.

[Desdemona]

The saints have reiterated this: Unsought mortifications are more difficult than self-prescribed ones. Patience with long lines at the supermarket, rock music on public address systems, and the wrong people running things can be harder spiritual trials than fasts and vigils. If 40 days pass with our thinking we have kept a good Lent, we have kept a bad one.

Note to self: this doesn't JUST mean the church.

[Cincinnatus]

As it happens, I spent a wonderful morning at Fr. Rutler's Mass yesterday, as set forth in The Judge Report. What a terrific experience!

[nanetteclaret]

I love Fr. Rutler's show on EWTN - "Christ in the City" - 11 p.m. EST Tuesday evenings. It's filmed in his church (very beautiful) and he always has excellent presentations.

[Salvation]

Here are some other links about Lent:

The Holy Season of Lent -- Fast and Abstinence

The Holy Season of Lent -- The Stations of the Cross

Lent and Fasting

Mardi Gras' Catholic Roots [Shrove Tuesday]

Ash Wednesday

All About Lent

Kids and Holiness: Making Lent Meaningful to Children

Why We Need Lent

[NYer]

Thanks for the link!! If I'm ever in NYC, rest assured that is the Church I will attend.

Musings of a Conservative Republican Pro-Life Catholic Red Sox Fanatic, currently hiding out in Amsterdam, NY USA

Amsterdam is just a hop, skip and a jump from where I live.

[trisham]

Amazing. Thanks for the ping.

[Salvation]

Recommendation to bump this today so all could read it.

[Biggirl]

An excellent article, well done, on why we need Lent.

[Biggirl]

I have a question. Can you use the term “orthodox” when it is used in reference to the Eastern Churches that are not in union with Rome?

I use the terms either “consevitive” or “traditional” instead.

[Ciexyz]

Faith sharing bump.