There are two main ways that Catholics use to focus on growing closer to God during the Lenten season: abstinence and fasting. Abstinence is the act of “doing without” or avoiding something.

During the season of Lent, we take a step back to consider God’s active presence in our lives no matter the struggles or challenges we face. Follow Campus Ministry on Instagram for some Lenten ...

Catholic families have a unique and precious opportunity to share with their growing (and grown!) children the beauty and importance of the Lenten Season. By instilling in our children a sense of ...

Old Poland’s Catholic nobility would traditionally observe this 40-day period of fasting and quiet between Ash Wednesday and Easter by not holding ... Even though he doesn’t serve up full recipes, you ...

Many of us known that Catholics over the age of 14 follow a special diet for Lent, including fasting and ... these delicious ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Catholics will receive ashes on their forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes are made from the palms from the previous Palm Sunday and they are a public sign of faith ...

I suppose it was the purpose of the whole exercise, but Friday night dinners during Lent in the 1970s were a lesson in deprivation. Fish back then came only in stick form, and either the Catholic ...

After the high celebration of Christmas we enter into what is known as Ordinary Time, a time that is routine much like the cycle of our lives, a routine helps us to reflect on the high and low points ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Scroll through this page of poetry on the theme of Lent, or click on a title below to jump to that particular poem. My Son, could I have climbed this hill for ...

Nyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria applies ash to Standard Group's employee Timothy Bundi at the St Consolata Cathedral in Nyeri, on Ash Wednesday. Photo taken on February 14, 2016. Catholics and ...

Nyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria applies ash to Standard Group's employee Timothy Bundi at the St Consolata Cathedral in Nyeri, on Ash Wednesday. Photo taken on February 14, 2016. Catholics and ...