We are about a quarter of the way through the season of Lent. So, the words of the column's title are familiar to us as they return each Lent in the prayers of the liturgy and in our own practices ...

These Lenten sacrifices are unique and meaningful ways to prepare for Easter, from giving up gossip to avoiding doomscrolling ...

Overview: An ancient spiritual practice, fasting can range from rejecting food and water to giving up a favorite TV show during the 40 days of Lent. Along with prayer and reading of Scripture, the ...

In addition, by fasting from the temptation to hurry and recklessly rush about, we embrace the Lenten call to grow by living ...

It may be beneficial to reflect on the three foundational pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These practices ...

We all need to repent for complicity in licensing Donald Trump to unleash an agenda of retribution and meanness throughout ...

As Catholic Relief Services celebrates the 50th anniversary of the annual Lenten Rice Bowl program, Pope Francis has written ...

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.

If you are a member of one of a variety of Christian churches, you have entered the season of Lent, traditionally a time of ...

Corinthians 13:5 says, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you — unless, of course, ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ... Examples include giving up sweets, a favorite TV show or not listening to the radio in the ...