There is nothing fun about Lent — dreary music, hidden artwork, somber readings, having to “give something up” — and yet writer Matthew Dugandzic looks forward to it every year. Lent, if done right, can be a truly joyful — literally joy-filled
Even in Lent -- perhaps especially in Lent, when we seek to reorient ourselves -- it is good (and necessary) to take a pajama day.
This Lent, Jonathan Roumie has a full plate at work -- and an empty one at home, he told OSV News, thanks to some "heavy fasting" he plans to undertake between now and Easter.
"Fasting is super-powerful," Roumie said. "Any time I do
Tom Lyman, director of Family Rosary, hopes that especially during Lent -- which calls Catholics to commit more time to the Lord in prayer -- families will pray the rosary together and take part in the ministry's "At the Foot of the
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the themes of our Lenten journey through a short playlist of secular songs: “Like God himself, grace cannot be contained, either by liturgical form or sacramental practice. Grace can be wild and unruly, breaking through the boundaries of
Actor Mark Wahlberg recently opened up about the importance of Lent and what his Catholic faith means to him before a nationwide audience. Wahlberg, named one of Our Sunday Visitor’s 2022 Catholics of the Year, appeared on the show as a guest
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, Pope Francis and the Roman Curia aren't doing a group Lenten retreat this year. Instead, the pope asked cardinals and heads of dicasteries to hold Lenten reflections "in a personal way" from Feb. 26 to
If you're on a train platform at 5 a.m., chances are good you're waiting for your ride into the city for work. But if you're Father Peter Adamski, once a year, someone is at the train station at that early morning hour
What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered, Pope Francis said during a Mass to mark the beginning of Lent.
Lent is the time, he said, "to proclaim that God alone is Lord,
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, looks at the many moments in life where it seems we’re simply stuck between major points in our lives. He asks, “Where is God in the in-between times?” And then, he answers that very