Lent

View the latest calendar of parish fish fries throughout the diocese.

This Lent, what corporal work of mercy could you practice at home?

There are many different experiences of brokenness that can be a doorway to conversion, including addiction, trauma, depression and facing one’s death.

“If there’s effort at all — even if we think it’s measly or small — we are acknowledging that these 40 days are set apart in our year to more fully pay attention to the Lord’s movement in our lives.”

In the Bible, any time period that consists of the number 40 is significant.

“Just in time for the penitential season of Lent, this beautifully written and illustrated guide features 75 delectable international recipes. Ranging from breakfast dishes, soups and salads, to main dishes, breads and desserts, they honor distinctive Catholic Lenten traditions.”

The rite of receiving ashes helps people reflect on “the transience of our human condition,” the pope wrote in his homily.

“Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Church’s 40-day Lenten season when we focus on prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Why does Jesus caution his disciples to do these practices quietly and without fanfare?”