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

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Lakeshore Church invites the community to Ash Wednesday and Lenten gatherings offering reflection, study and weekly meals ...

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 ...