Over two thousand years, the church has developed some excellent traditions to help us benefit from this time. Here are the top four.

These scenes from the Way of the Cross have provided inspiration for many of the world's greatest works of visual art. During Lent ... "O Jesus Christ, my Lord, with what great love you traveled ...

For the fullness of Beauty is the Lord Jesus ... Cross at every Eucharistic Sacrifice. The language we use at Mass helps us to appreciate this wondrous privilege and to celebrate the infinite love ...

On Ash Wednesday, worshippers attend a special church service where they receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross ... referring to Jesus' new commandment to love one another as He ...

In his catechesis, the Holy Father also reflected on how Jesus’ parents, Mary and Joseph, had to mature in their own ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious holidays.

Christians have been urged to use this Lenten season to embrace the values of sharing, sacrificing, praying and loving one another.Traditionally a time for spiritual self-examination and personal ...

Modern Love is a weekly column, a book, a podcast and a television show about relationships, feelings, betrayals and revelations. Modern Love is a weekly column, a book, a podcast and a television ...

Father Adam Cichoski, rector of the Cathedral, distributes ashes during Mass. (Photo - Mike Walsh) With a call to embrace ...

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