Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, https://catholic-link.org/author/fr-mark-mary-ames-cfr/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Fri, 25 Feb 2022 03:59:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://catholic-link.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Catholic-Link_Logo-no-text-32x32.png Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, https://catholic-link.org/author/fr-mark-mary-ames-cfr/ 32 32 And So It Begins | A Reflection To Prepare For Ash Wednesday https://catholic-link.org/ash-wednesday-reflection/ https://catholic-link.org/ash-wednesday-reflection/#respond Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:51:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=48085 Ash Wednesday And so, it begins.  The gospel tells us that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days and forty nights, and there He prayed, fasted, and was tempted. Why did He do this? This answer requires us to go back to the significant event that took place right before […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/ash-wednesday-reflection/feed/ 0 How To Sanctify Your Day | Habits For Holiness https://catholic-link.org/how-to-sanctify-your-day-habits-for-holiness/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-sanctify-your-day-habits-for-holiness/#respond Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:15:49 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=40891 So the first principle is simply this: Sanctify your day. Each day, have some time of prayer in the morning. If you’re not praying at all, I would say a minimum of five minutes is a great first step. It might be time to read the Gospel reading of the day. It might be time […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-sanctify-your-day-habits-for-holiness/feed/ 0 3 Ways To Be Intentional This Lent https://catholic-link.org/3-ways-intentional-lent/ https://catholic-link.org/3-ways-intentional-lent/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 03:25:51 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=40822 We are in Lent – a season of renewal, a season of “leaning in,” a season of surrendering more and more. Lent is a sacred and beautiful season. What I’d like to propose is that Lent is a great time to focus on “living intentionally” – essentially “living on purpose.” It’s living every day according […]

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