Consider various events in the Bible associated with the number 40. The Flood was 40 days and nights in length. Moses was on Mt. Sinai for 40 days to receive the 10 Commandments. Israel wandered ...

The “Paddington” movies are what family films used to be. And it is an indication that with a little effort, they can still ...

Because of the plethora of seafood options in Baton Rouge, it isn't difficult for Christians who observe Lent to abstain from eating meat on Fridays. This year, the 40-day Lenten period ends ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic ...

My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 letters in 40 days. The idea is to write something positive to someone ...

The protagonist of Stone Yard Devotional recollects a moment on that plane: a 5 a.m. trip to the hospital with her husband as he struggled to breathe. It's a story many humans have lived some ...

Catholics who are abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent have a pass when it comes to one tasty reptile. Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans ...

Lent is not only a time of self denial but also of transformation. Six saints and blesseds have offered the following profound reflections on how to live this time authentically through fasting ...

The latest example of Devantier’s methodology comes in the form of his Lent Food Messages sermon series, which began March 9 and continued through the end of the month. “I was thinking ...

The first day of spring is upon us and so are other key dates and spring holidays to look forward to, such as Easter, Passover, Good Friday and the end of Lent. Unlike many other holidays ...

The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made the appeal more urgent than ever. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

I was given The Way of a Pilgrim by a hermit when, like the Russian Pilgrim who narrates the story, I’d asked how it was possible to “pray constantly” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). I was as much ...