Cardinal McElroy urges Washington Catholics to give their hearts to God during Lent

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Holy Season of Lent

By Dunford Cole It is the Holy Season of Lent, and we have begun our journey to the cross of Calvary with our Lord. In doing so, we strive to become better Christians, parents, spouses, friends and neighbors.  This is a season to open our hearts to God and listen to the Holy Spirit and examine the stumbling blocks we have collected during the past year. We all have them. Some are tied to work, family or health, but often they are those little ha…

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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Lent for Filipino Catholics. Based on the church's guidelines, the focus of the

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Cardinal McElroy urges Washington Catholics to give their hearts to God during Lent

Cardinal McElroy was the principal celebrant and homilist and distributed ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass. It was his first public Mass in the archdiocese since Pope Francis appointed him Jan. 6 to succeed the retiring archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory. Cardinal McElroy will be installed March 11.