We are about a quarter of the way through the season of Lent. So, the words of the column's title are familiar to us as they return each Lent in the prayers of the liturgy and in our own practices ...

At the beginning of Lent, it is traditional to consider taking up a spiritual discipline for the season—or perhaps giving something up. I have just read a number of posts telling me of friends who are ...

Overview: An ancient spiritual practice, fasting can range from rejecting food and water to giving up a favorite TV show during the 40 days of Lent. Along with prayer and reading of Scripture, the ...

It’s hard to avoid AI these days. Even a simple Google search generates answers via AI. Skeptics and journalists among us ...

Lent began on Ash Wednesday, March 5. We have 40 days to prepare ourselves for the Triduum by allowing God to purify us ...

In addition, by fasting from the temptation to hurry and recklessly rush about, we embrace the Lenten call to grow by living ...

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity's most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into ...

And of course, you don’t have to be Christian or observe Lent to pray, fast, or give to the poor. Anyone—the religious and the nonreligious alike—can practice these behaviors to reap their ...

Ash Wednesday has come and gone and Lent has begun. With it comes memes about fasting and the oddities of what the Church does and doesn’t consider meat. Lent is a significant period in the Christian ...

Vice President J D Vance participated in the rituals of Ash Wednesday as he and other members of the Trump administration ...