In this episode, released ahead of the First Sunday of Lent, Year C, “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., first invites Professor Johnson to explore key themes in Luke’s Gospel.

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity’s most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into biblical traditions. Though not explicitly outlined in scripture, this ...

Third, Lent is a great time to spend time with holy scripture. You might like to read one of the Gospels over the season of Lent. Or perhaps you’ll want to read all 150 psalms.

And in From Wilderness to Glory: Lent and Easter for Everyone (Westminster John Knox), Wright does his own translation of scripture and "provides a compelling story about the passage, helping the ...

Lent, a period of prayer, fasting, and giving, ends on April 17, 2025. Easter Sunday is on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway.

CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:00 am. As Lent begins on March 5, we are reminded of the opportunity to grow in faith as we journey in the desert with Jesus for 40 days.

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Not by Bread Alone 2025: Daily reflections for Lent is a very similar format, this time using the readings appointed for the eucharist (a cycle that Anglicans share with the Roman Catholic Church).

February 18, 2024, the First Sunday of Lent: Lent is not the removal of dirt from our lives, as much as it is a way to approach God with a clear conscience.

Many years ago, I wrote an article for “Liturgy,” the journal of the Catholic Liturgical Conference, entitled “Filling Up On Emptiness.” The title captured how I experienced the creative ...

SCRIPTURES & ART: We start Lent with the Temptation in the Desert because we start from our broken condition as sinners. John Ritto Penniman, Christ Tempted by the Devil, 1818 ...