After this year’s extended period of Ordinary Time, Christian believers will soon begin the penitential season of Lent. St. Luke tells us that after his baptism, the Lord Jesus was “filled with the ...

In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to listen to what Jesus wants to tell them through the Scriptures and through others. Using the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration as a ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season kept by millions and millions of Christians around the world. This season has a bad reputation. Too many people think of Lent merely as a time for ...

Lent is one of the most important traditions observed by tens of millions of Christians every year across the globe in preparation for Easter Sunday. Officially, the season of reflection begins on Ash ...

Alissa Wilkinson covered film and culture for Vox. Alissa is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. Lent is a mystery to a lot of people. Many folks are ...

Lent, which began last week, is not well understood even by many of the Catholics who observe it. It’s a “penitential season” lasting 40 days — not counting Sundays — from Ash Wednesday to Holy ...

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We, as Catholics, are called to walk through the desert with Christ for 40 days and 40 nights. The season of Lent is one of the holiest times of the ...