Renew within me a steadfast spirit.
Psalm 51:12 (Ash Wednesday)
“Our call to love [is] one that transcends all prejudices,
all historical and cultural barriers, all petty interests.”
Fratelli Tutti 83
During Lent, in these turbulent times, how can we persevere in our work for justice with a steadfast spirit, rooted in love?
Join writers from the Jesuit and broader Catholic network as we seek to answer this question, renewing each day throughout Lent our commitment to care for both our fellow human beings and our common home.
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Day 15: Worry less. Care more.
These are concerning times. But worry is a waste. Better to live in concern and with care. As Jesus often said: We’re not here to lose our life. We’re here to give it. Read more →
Day 14: Lamentation, Fury, and Hope
How can hope lead us to action in times of lamentation and fury, particularly surrounding grave, ongoing racial injustice? Read more →
Day 13: Accountability and Mercy
Anti-racist work is an ongoing journey. I must hold myself and others accountable. However, I must do so with love and compassion, supporting others in our collective journey toward an anti-racist identity. Read more →
Second Sunday of Lent: Coming Down from the Mountain
Jesus asks us to take the fruits of our time with God to others. To come down off the mountain. And to do the hard—and rewarding—work of being an apostle for social justice. Read more →
Day 11: Revolutionary Grace
It takes revolutionary grace to accept the invitation of Ignatian spirituality to openness and receptivity, welcoming even our "enemy" in their complexity and brokenness. Read more →
Day 10: Turning from Our Evil Ways
As we look ahead to the Easter season and the end of the pandemic, how will we "turn from our evil ways" to build a world founded on love and justice? Read more →
Day 9: From Self-Preservation to Vulnerability
Self-preservation closes us off to our deepest selves and to each other. Vulnerability opens us to different pathways forward. We must risk opening doors to others in order to have our own deepest needs met. Read more →
Day 8: Listen and Respond
We must listen and respond to those who are crying for justice, fighting for a place at the table, challenging us to act justly. Read more →
Day 7: Abundant, Steadfast Love
How can you use this day to help other people experience God’s abundant, steadfast love—and to labor for a world that more fully honors the dignity and rights of all God’s children? Read more →
Day 6: May Justice Take Root
Witnessing both suffering and work for peace in Isreal-Palestine leads to questions of witness and solidarity, and a prayer that justice might take root. Read more →
First Sunday of Lent: Seeing Things Differently
Repent. It means “to move beyond the mind you have.” It doesn’t mean “do good and avoid evil.” It is about seeing things differently. Read more →
Day 4: Reorienting Toward Love
Small inner and outer turnings lead to real change. This is what Lent is about: letting love reorient our lives. Who do you love? Read more →
Day 3: Fasting as an Invitation
The practice of fasting is an invitation to be more fully present to others—to build meaningful, authentic relationships with those around us. Read more →
Day 2: Space at the Table
Bound together by a commitment to "a faith that does justice," may we seek to promote justice in a way that creates space at the table for everyone. Read more →
Ash Wednesday: A Call for Justice
We begin this Lenten season in our now normalized cycle of suffering. During such turbulent times, how can we persevere in our work for justice while also remembering the power of Christ on the cross? Read more →
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Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J.
Homeboy Industries
Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D.
Georgetown University
Cecilia González-Andrieu, Ph.D.
Loyola Marymount University
Danielle Harrison, M.A., J.D.
Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project
Fr. James Martin, S.J.
America Magazine
Fr. Bryan Massingale
Fordham University
Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews
Faith in Action
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy
Catholic Mobilizing Network
Sr. Norma Pimentel, M.J.
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley
Joan Rosenhauer
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
Olga Segura
Writer
Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, Ph.D.
University of San Francisco
