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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; ...

He encouraged the gathering to take their Lent seriously. “A great mentor of mine, Father Bill Richters, used to say, ‘have ...

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.

For the second Sunday of Lent, the readings remind us that God has renewed the covenant repeatedly throughout history.

For many Christians around the world, these weeks are the beginning of the Lenten season, a season that might be most recognized by the cross of ash many people wear on Ash Wednesday to start the ...

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

How many times have you walked out of Mass and realized you couldn’t remember anything about it? The Scripture readings, the ...

The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread. After such a long fast, the thought of bread is surely a strong temptation. Jesus rebukes the devil, saying, “Man does not live on bread alone.” ...

Vice President J D Vance participated in the rituals of Ash Wednesday as he and other members of the Trump administration ...

It was a measure of how much the triumph meant to him that the minister who often comes across as rough and tough, and hard ...