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It's been a heavy week.
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It's hard to write a cheerful email introduction when Russia has invaded Ukraine. Here in my country (USA), disheartening anti-LGBTQ legislation has been gaining traction in several states. What do we do during a week when national and global news is so grave? (I'm actually asking—feel free to email me to let me know which practices ground you in these times.)
I hope some of this week's Century content can help us to both lament and, perhaps, hold onto joy.
Below you'll find a reflection on Lent's invitation ([link removed]) to both death and life. You can read the story of five courageous women ([link removed]) , formerly of the LDS Church, who followed God's call to seminary despite their tradition's resistance. You can view and meditate on a triptych of three paintings that celebrate Christ ([link removed]) as the reconciler of all things.
This week and every week, may God guide us.
Jon Mathieu
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This week's top articles:
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** Parables of Luke triptych, by Charalambos Epaminonda ([link removed])
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Greek Cypriot artist Charalambos Epaminonda achieves visual unity among the prodigal son, the sower of seed, and the good Samaritan using a language of gesture drawn from Eastern Orthodox iconography.
art selection and commentary by John Kohan
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** Lent beckons like an open door ([link removed])
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“While crossing the threshold into a meaningful Lenten observance may be an individual act, once there we discover…that keeping company with others in our shared finitude can be a doorway into life.”
by Debra Dean Murphy
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** Two tough questions at the coffee shop ([link removed])
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“Sometimes living with the church is choosing which bits to see; sometimes you can’t forget what you’ve seen or prevent it from poisoning everything else.”
by Samuel Wells
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** Living by the Word for March 6 (Lent 1C) ([link removed])
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The wilderness can be a frightening landscape that whispers from the shadows, “You’re all alone.”
by Jennifer Moland-Kovash
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** Pfizer didn’t create its COVID vaccine alone ([link removed])
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“One lesson of this pandemic is that society must not leave something as critical as a vaccine to the private sector’s whims.”
by the editors
** What happens when Mormon women are called to ordained ministry? ([link removed])
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“Those who make a difficult journey away from a tradition that cannot affirm them have skills, experiences, and a deep sense of call that has survived numerous challenges.”
by David Howlett and Nancy Ross
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