Easter – FAITH ON CAMPUS

February 20, 2013Spiritual Formation, Student Culture, Trends & Issues

Sacrifice That Means Something

Sacrifice is not something we talk about much in our society.

It seems to fly in the face of everything our North American culture tells us we should be about.

Lookout out for #1.

Indulge yourself.

Take what you want.

Don’t hold back.

The world is yours.

You deserve it.

April 12, 2012Spiritual Formation

Are You Still Talking About Easter?

For many of us, the return to campus after the Easter holiday means that we are just a few short weeks […]

February 22, 2012Spiritual Formation, The Local Church

Lent: A Season of Possibility

Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent…

In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter.

The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, which recalls the events linked to the Passion of Christ and culminates in Easter, the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

And I wonder… Have you introduced your students to this significant season within the Christian calendar?