But what is Lent, exactly? At its core, Lent is a solemn season focused on faith and sacrifice. However, there’s much more to ...

In the Latin Church, believers determine how they will observe Lent (fasting is prescribed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent ...

Fasolada, the delicious bean soup dubbed the "national dish" of Greece is at the forefront again for the forty days of Greek Orthodox Lent.

On Fridays in Lent (and throughout the year, before the Second Vatican Council) we would free countless poor souls in ...

An excerpt on generosity and solidarity from “Hunger for Righteousness: A Lenten Journey Towards Intimacy with God and Loving our Neighbor.” ...

Part of the sacrifice is to reflect on the spiritual journey. Cannabis can promote introspection and heightened awareness, ...

At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, ...

Forgiveness Sunday, also known as Cheesefare Sunday, marks the final Sunday before the start of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church. This day emphasizes the themes of Adam and Eve’s exile from ...