I reflected on the reality of Lent and the many practices that help us draw closer to Jesus. Through fasting, prayer, giving and serving others, we can step away from worldly distractions and desires, ...

Perhaps because of our Triune God, a lot of things both religious and secular seem to be explained or expressed in threes.

Lent is not only a time of self denial but also of transformation. Six saints and blesseds have offered the following profound reflections on how to live this time authentically through fasting and co ...

SECOND THURSDAY OF LENT – St. Cuthbert, Missionary Bishop and of Lindisfarne, 697 ...

The Castlerosse Hotel in Killarney was the place to be on Saturday night as musicians from near and far generously lent their talents to the Fossa Rambling House event that took place there. Tim ...

Jesus was part of the crowd around John and was baptized by John. In Luke’s account, in prayer and subsequent to his baptism, ...

It’s hard to avoid AI these days. Even a simple Google search generates answers via AI. Skeptics and journalists among us ...

IN THEORY, we associate Lent with moments of contemplation and tending to our inner life; in practice, it is too often a season infused with the busyness of new disciplines and multiplied church ...

Lent 2025: Why people walk around with a smudged cross of ashes on their foreheads on Lent and why do Christians give things up for this festival before Easter? Why do Christians mark themselves ...

Hallow Lent 2025: Christ the Redeemer. Credit: Hallow. The annual prayer challenge which began on Ash Wednesday will focus on the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá. In 2024, nearly 1.7 million people ...

nor has the Vatican issued any photos, although he has published several texts. His absence was keenly felt at the Ash Wednesday procession and mass in Rome marking the start of Lent, 40 days of ...

Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, a 40-day period of penance and spiritual preparation leading to Easter in many Western Christian traditions. The following images capture Chicagoans ...