Tag: Lent

Have you been increasing your opportunities for prayer this Lent? It's good for our health, both body and soul, as St. John Chrysostom tells...

By Erin O’Leary, OSV News Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening...

Loving others can be particularly challenging in today's divisive times. But Dorothy Day, who loved those whom the rest of the world rejected, reminds...

While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance "doesn't...

Who doesn’t enjoy a good fish dinner during Lent? Come out to enjoy good food and help the Little Sisters of the Poor at Feby’s...

How are you doing with your Lenten practices? Have you set time aside for your faith? Parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington have a...

During Lent, we sacrifice, pray and use this solemn time to become better people spiritually. Jesus gives us a simple and beautiful directive in...

Scripture readings for March 16, 2025, Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18  Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14  Philippians 3:17—4:1 or Philippians 3:20—4:1  Luke 9:28b-36 This...

Carmelite mystic St. John of the Cross was known for the beauty of his writing, especially on the love of God. Take his happy...

Words directly from Jesus about how the importance of forgiveness. Is there someone you need to forgive in your life? Pray on it on...