Lent is a season of prayer and penance. A traditional instinctive reaction to the coming of Lent is to ask: What penance will I do? What will I give up? More recently, we have been challenged to ask ...

Lent: Its roots run deep, recalling Jesus' 40-day fast in the desert. The ancient tradition of preparing for Easter brings forth fruits of the spirit among Christians who follow its call to prayer, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... People are tightening their belts, recalibrating lifestyles, cutting waste, disciplining appetites and refocusing on core values. It’s called Lent. This year ...

It’s cherry blossom time in Washington DC, and as blooms sprout everywhere I’m reminded how Lent is like the blossoms. Lent just happens. No longer do we need search for something to “give up”. Lent ...

They say idle hands are the devil’s tools. But this Lent, it may be texting thumbs doing the dirty work. That’s what some Roman Catholic bishops are telling the faithful, urging them to give up ...

Feb. 25 marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period proceeding Easter when Catholics and other Christians would abstain from meat and dairy products in memory of the 40 days of fasting and prayer ...