Br. Andrew Lyons, O.P., Penance and Lent

"When I think of Lent, I think of suffering - particularly my own suffering. Lent brings up the juvenile dread I felt as a child when I knew that candy and TV were on the chopping block. Even throughout high school and college, I always associated Lent with a melancholic focus on penance.

"Listening to the Church’s Lenten prayers this year, I've had to reconsider. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Brother Andrew Lyons, O.P., reflected on penance as a spiritual weapon.

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Dominicana: Putting Penance in Its Place (20 MAR 25)