A theology of the body for Lent

Why do we fast during Lent? Or rather, why do we as men and women in the 21st century need fasting? While this isn’t the chief purpose of the practice, writes Scott Richert, fasting can help us recover the sense of ourselves

How to make sense of signs this Lent

Although probably not an historical character, Jonah's story carries lessons. God asked Jonah to perform a mission -- go to the pagans in the vast city of Nineveh and proclaim the true God. Understandably, Jonah's terrified. Instead of heading for Nineveh, he

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