Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka has focused on one Bible verse this offseason. "Off-season vibes got me reflecting ...

Explore how Fasting beyond food offers Asian Christians a path to spiritual resilience. John Singarayar discusses reclaiming ancient disciplines to navigate digital noise, political anxiety, and ...

Fasting during Ramadan is physiologically similar to time-restricted eating, as both shift the body from glucose to fat use after 12–16 hours. The key difference is that Ramadan prohibits fluids ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 1, 2026.

While eating the flesh of land animals and birds is forbidden on Fridays during Lent, the Church permits the faithful to eat fish, dairy and eggs (usccb.org).

Today is Ash Wednesday, and Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, has something he wants you to give up for Lent. “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form ...

For Lent 2026, a multitude of Catholic leaders and ministries are inviting the faithful to walk with them during this 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Here are 12 new resources – ...

For Lent 2026, a multitude of Catholic leaders and ministries are inviting the faithful to walk with them during this 40-day season.

Rodríguez leads the diocese' 260,000 parishioners and 50 parishes in environment where trends at times clash with each other ...

Q: I think the Catholic Church's Lenten discipline is kind of a joke. Specifically, Friday abstinence really isn't that tough ...

During Lent, many Christians choose to fast, pray, and give up something pleasurable as an act of spiritual discipline, in order to gain clarity, renewal, and deeper faith.