Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to 'disarm' their language by fasting from words ...

It's easy to take things that we're used to doing for granted. Lent's just one of those Catholic customs that come around every year as the liturgical year moves through its cycles. But if ...

If delving deeper into Scripture, as recommended by Pope Francis, is on your Lenten itinerary, theologian Scott Hahn’s new Bible study can aid your efforts. The free streaming 12-part series — “Holy ...

Lent began as a time of preparation for the covenant of baptism. The Year B Lenten readings very much ring out this theme of covenant, starting this Sunday with the covenant with Noah and its ...

Read 8 Ash Wednesday Prayers to Prepare Your Heart for Lent + BONUS 40-Day Prayer Journal by Judy McEachran and more articles ...

For the biblical readings of the Sundays of Lent, the church chose texts that offer many layers of interpretation. Some readings have themes that will continue throughout the readings of subsequent ...

This Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent for many Christians around the world. The first day of Lent is called Ash Wednesday. Lent continues for forty days, not including Sundays, as ...

I must not say no.' These words of the Earl of Kent, uttered in the closing scene of Shakespeare's King Lear, are used as a chapter epigraph in Christopher Booker's remarkable volume called The Seven ...

OR Mt 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 In a sense, it's all been leading to this. During these weeks of Ordinary Time, the Gospel ...

Find today’s readings here. “When you come to serve the LORD, stand in justice and fear, prepare yourself for trials” (Sir 2:1-2). Today’s first reading from Sirach sounds a lot like a halftime locker ...