Highlights February 12 edition of The New Freeman

Lent affords a perfect opportunity to grow closer to St. Joseph. Father Donald Calloway, MIC [Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary] has written a resource for this, Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of our Spiritual Father. This book is designed to be a self-guided retreat and may be followed on an individual basis or as a part of a group. A small Canadian start-up hopes to help to bridge the COVID-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations. The liturgy is not a spectacle to be observed but a prayerful event where Christians encounter Christ's presence in their lives, Pope Francis said. Throughout the Catholic Church's long history, people have been tempted to practice a private or "intimist Christianity" that failed to recognize the importance of the liturgy in spiritual life, the pope said. Norms for Lenten observance / Normes pour le carême