Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Humus is the Latin word for earth and the root word for human. On Ash Wednesday, we are reminded of our connection to the earth. Reading time: 60 seconds. Enter your ...

Lent is upon us, and I still haven’t given anything up yet. I know I should have denied myself something right out of the starting blocks on Ash Wednesday. But it was Valentine’s Day, and I didn’t ...

This Lent, Fr. Emmet Farrell wants you to think about climate change. Farrell, director of creation care ministry for the Diocese of San Diego, developed a series of daily reflections for the 40-day ...

When I transferred to Boston College, I was excited to begin something new, but I also felt quietly overwhelmed. I was stepping into a community where friendships already existed, routines were ...

The 40-day period of repentance and fasting traditionally observed by members of Christian denominations in preparation for Easter began on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. By observing the 40 days of ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

Didn’t the past year feel like one, long season of Lent? Do we really need to observe Lent 2021? At America, we get it. That’s why we’re offering all new Lenten reflections each week to accompany you ...

It's Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On Ash Wednesday, ...

Why do so many Catholics “give things up” for Lent? Take a moment to reflect upon the goals that you might have set for yourself 12 days ago on Ash Wednesday. Maybe you decided to give something up to ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...