Strains of “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” echo through many parishes during Lent as a summons to imitate Jesus in fasting and prayer. But too much emphasis on the penitential dimension of the ...

Pope Benedict XVI characterized Lent as “a long spiritual retreat that lasts 40 days” during his general audience on Feb. 6, which took place on Ash Wednesday. In addition to prayer and fasting, the ...

The 40 days of Lent invite us deeper into the journey of nonviolence, to walk more closely with Jesus to the cross of nonviolent resistance to empire and suffering love for humanity. As we begin this ...

The first reading and the Gospel are powerful and puzzling. Both are important narratives, but they often lead to more questions than answers. These texts remind us to read and reflect on Scripture, ...

People should fast from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said. "For Lent this year, I will not speak ill of others, I will not gossip and all of us can do ...

Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast, and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. It is a time ...

With that question Pastor Chuck Emery of Wesley United Methodist Church in Oshkosh begins his column, Notes from the Pastor, in Wesley’s February newsletter. Did you pick up your Bible this morning, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump issued a presidential message on Wednesday, Feb. 26, acknowledging Ash Wednesday and offering prayers for everyone observing Lent ...

Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 28, 2021. In his Angelus address, he encouraged people to read the Gospel during Lent ...