As Lent continues, St. James Church and the Knights of Columbus are partnering together to host Fish Fry Fridays. The event ...

A necessary framework for that is with the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Here are some ideas to get you started. You can adapt these to your kids’ ages and maturity levels.

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...

After a day of indulging in pancakes, Christians around the world prepare to shift gear tomorrow for Ash Wednesday, the holy day of prayer that marks the beginning of Lent this year. The 40-day ...

Lent begins on Wednesday ... "With special events, services and activities for children and adults both in Holy Week and in ...

"We raise money for our homeless, we raise money for our children, to get wheelchairs ... In the Catholic religion, those who participate in Lent activities are traditionally required to abstain ...