Lent

Fear underlies sin, disrupting Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and charity; Christ’s call “do not be afraid” invites trust in God.

Five saints, whose feasts typically appear on the liturgical calendar during Lent, can help us overcome some of the greatest obstacles that we face today.

Suffering is not something that God waves away or explains away, but something that he enters into and redeems.

Every Lent, the Church invites us to return to the Lord. We fast, we pray, we share our gifts. But this year, 40 young Latino Catholics are also doing something simple and deeply transformative: They are telling their stories on how God is working in their lives.

This Lent to move from passive consumers to active contributors to sustain parish life through shared responsibility.

Pope Leo XIV’s first Lenten message is a great gift for those looking for a roadmap to the season.

Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.

Although it’s not as common as a personal Lenten penance, it is still very much in keeping with the nature of the Advent season to take on an additional penance for Advent.