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March 9, 2011

Lenten resources

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : Nation/World

Here are some Lenten resources I’ve stumbled across over the last week or so… 40 More book — Life Teen invites Catholics to take 40 Days to spend more time in Scripture, reflection and prayer. Start during Lent, post-retreat or any time. Details and a 12-page preview. USCCB Lenten calendar — Daily suggestions for prayer, [...]


March 12, 2010

Operation Rice Bowl — U.S. speaker tour

Posted by : ambria

MESA — Students at St. Timothy School heard a firsthand account March 5 of how funds from their second annual Operation Rice Bowl collection transforms lives. The global hunger awareness initiative, which coincides with Lent, is a project of Catholic Relief Services. Thomas Awiapo and his three brothers ate from a single bowl as children. [...]


February 9, 2010

Operation Rice Bowl starts on Ash Wednesday

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

Catholic Relief Services will kick off their annual global hunger awareness program Feb. 17, the same day Catholics begin their spiritual journey during the season of Lent. Some 12,000 communities take part in Operation Rice Bowl, which gets its name from the symbolic rice bowl that’s utilized as the focal point. The program also calls [...]