If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you’ve probably come across videos of joyful religious sisters laughing together, answering questions about their lives or sharing what it’s like to...
Parish life is full of opportunities to grow in faith, from Sunday Mass and Bible studies to fish fries and pancake breakfasts. These moments bring people together and help build a vibrant parish...
For Abby, Jake and Collin, leaving campus ministry didn’t mean leaving the mission. It meant discovering just how much bigger the mission field could be. After years of walking alongside college...
Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...