There is no vacation from our vocation and as baptized children of God, we all have a vocation to learn about God and God’s ways to better appreciate and love God and our neighbor and to help us fulfill our destiny on earth. This season of Lent is an especially great time to take our faith to a deeper level. Stop nibbling on the appetizers, where there’s steak awaiting us. Here are some suggested resources to help you grow during this desert experience time.
Praying the Rosary - Prayer is always effective and powerful. Here is a link if you’d like to join the Berkeley Paulists as we pray a rosary at the request of our Holy Father in this time of need.
Mass Readings of the Day - Get access to the readings of the day.
Living with Christ’s Sunday Liturgies - “Living with Christ” is offering during these times access to their text for the Sunday liturgies without cost.
Commonweal Magazine - Commonweal is a a forum for civil, reasoned debate on the interaction of faith with contemporary politics and culture.
America Magazine - A Jesuit media about faith and culture.
National Catholic Reporter - Provides alternative Catholic voice for expression of diverse perspectives promoting tolerance and respect for differing ideas.
Catholic News Service - comprehensive coverage of the Catholic Church today
Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium) - Consider reading and meditation on this apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis as he calls us to be a “community of missionary disciples” to share the joy of the Good News. For a summary, check out this link.