If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

Experience the C21 Center's 2025 Lenten Labyrinth. Starting Ash Wednesday, discover weekly resources, reflections, giveaways, and more for your Lenten journey. You're invited to join our Faith Feeds ...

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a Lenten reflection on Monday with a message calling for a “just peace” in Ukraine. “As we begin the ...

A reflection for the Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

A person prays on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 5 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images via AFP) This year is the 80th anniversary of the end of a truly ...

For me, Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, is about periodic self-examination, reflection, and a deep look at life with intention and commitment to live forward with greater meaning.

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 ...

This is the first time Archbishop Broglio has issued a Lenten reflection since he was elected USCCB president in 2022. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, ...

The Crucifixion is not just an image of God’s love, but a mirror reflecting our sin back to us, saying, this is the evil you’re capable of. Remember the jar of expensive, perfumed oil that Mary pours ...