by Kathleen Ramirez | Mar 29, 2023 | TOBET Blog, by Kathleen Ramirez, Lent
“I want to stick to my resolution. I know it’s for the better. I want to persevere, but it’s so hard, and, if I’m being honest…I’m scared.” It’s a phrase all too familiar with people who are struggling to get out of a...
by Monica Ashour | Mar 20, 2023 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET Blog, Virtues, Lent
Do you remember your childhood days when your mom would guide you in moderating your helpings for a meal or dessert? “Only two pieces of candy.” “Only one helping of spaghetti.” “Only two helpings of ice cream.” (How good that two helpings of ice cream were allowed!)...
by Monica Ashour | Feb 10, 2023 | TOBET Blog, by Monica Ashour, Lent
Last week while giving a retreat to middle school students, I had them bring a notepad and pencil into the chapel. After some quiet and prayer, I asked them to notice everything in the chapel and to draw it, be it candles, stained glass, air conditioning vent, pews,...
by Emily Archer | Apr 8, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Emily Archer, Lent
“Remember, you will die.” Better known perhaps in Latin, “memento mori” is the catchy phrase that the Church has inherited from centuries of tradition. It’s never been a particular favorite of mine – it’s a bit of a downer, very pithy, and therefore to my mind...
by Patrick Gordon | Mar 7, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon, Lent
Lent is back. As Catholics, we are accustomed during this season to hear various exhortations to further conversion in our lives, especially through practicing the three traditional Lenten practices of prayer, asceticism, and almsgiving. It seems to me that most of us...
