Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most important week in Catholicism, includes Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, ...

Easter is an opportunity to celebrate life and all that is good. Hart was a precious gift to us. He was a very precious gift ...

So, now, I go to church. A few weeks back, when the minister announced there were decks of Lent prayer cards, I didn't really understand what she meant. Nonetheless, I picked up a deck on my way out.

tonight I’m putting your card in my prayer book. I will pray for you and your family.” As I drove on, well under the speed limit, I reflected, what a wonderful way to start Lent.

Ash Wednesday is the first of a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and contemplation known as Lent. Some Christians attend services to pray and be anointed with a cross of ash on their foreheads and ...

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Shewanda Riley reflects on the importance of personal growth and spiritual discipline during Lent, inspired by a surprise ...

No Pope has set foot in China, but Francis wants that to change. Critics say the cost of doing deals with Beijing has already ...

Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian church, com­memorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is a movable feast; that is, it is not always held on the same date. In AD 325 the church council of ...