However, Lent is a sacred time of repentance, reflection, and spiritual renewal, a season when we are reminded of the grace ...

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It is common for people observing Lent to give up something they enjoy, with that fast being practiced Monday through ...

Sunday, March 16, is the Second Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14; ...

‘Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you’ (Matthew 5:44). “I’m a Christian — I love everybody!” Some of us may ...

As the liturgical season of Lent enters its first full week ... "A few months ago, there was a report that Bible sales were booming. New data from the Pew Research Center shows that more people ...

The Church gives us the holy season of Lent each year to help us to step back, to slow down and take stock of our lives.

This past Wednesday, many churches began the observance of the season of Lent. The time marks a period of preparation to ...