For the first in our series of Lenten Reflections with the bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Edmund Whalen, Vicar for Clergy, says confession is like a hearing aid to help us hear God’s voice saying, “You’re forgiven. Try again.”
These reflections will be published each Friday during Lent.
“It’s a blessing to be able to do this, and parents have been bringing their babies for ashes,” said seminarian Gabriel Gojcaj.
By:
Armando Machado
| 02/19/2026
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The visit to Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church underscored the importance of focusing on shared mission rather than differences, particularly at the beginning of Lent.
By:
Mary Shovlain
| 02/19/2026
Archbishop Hicks reminds us that the cross of ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday is not “one and done.”