COMMENTARY: Lent is the perfect time to rediscover the Act of Contrition and the divine mercy it calls us to embrace.

Hopefully when this article is published, March will be heading out like a lamb, or so the old saying goes. We will usher in April with its showers and then May with its flowers… ok, I’ll stop with ...

Lent, a solemn season in the Christian liturgical calendar, is often perceived as a time for individual repentance and prayer ...

I have appreciated Taylor students in their zeal for the Lord, their wholeheartedness for Christ and His kingdom.

The ashes symbolize both death and repentance. During this period, Christians repent and mourn for their sins, because they ... of fasting or self-sacrifice, prayer and almsgiving observed ...

For the religious, it’s a time when Christians confess their sins and ... s a day of repentance. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a period of reflection, fasting and prayer leading ...

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days ...

Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year), marked by 40 days, excluding Sundays, of reflection, repentance ... the Bible. The three pillars of Lent are prayer ...

For the religious, it’s a time when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. It’s a day of repentance ... fasting and prayer leading up to Easter that many of the ...

For the religious, it’s a time when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. It’s a day of repentance. Here’s what to ... a period of reflection, fasting and prayer leading up ...