One of my most respected spiritual mentors once recounted to me her first experience of choosing not to “do” Lent – she was a student, away from home and the strongly enforced parental ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

“Today we focus on the empty tomb, rightly so, as it is the greatest mystery and triumph of our faith. I’m contemplating today, however, on Mary’s decision to step out that dark morning into the ...

Ashes made from palms and the colour purple are both highly symbolic during Lent You might have heard people discuss giving something up that they enjoy for Lent, like chocolate or social media ...

We have decided to suspend the Lenten Series indefinitely. However, this is an exciting time as we are currently working on new resources and initiatives that are responsive to our current moment and ...

The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory of the icons. In that year the iconoclastic controversy, which had ...

EVANSTON — Nick Martinelli scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half, grabbed 10 rebounds and led five players in double-figure scoring as Northwestern debuted with a 90-46 rout of Lehigh on ...

Tess Martinelli is a Business Contributors Fellow at Business Insider. She is passionate about telling compelling first-person narratives that speak to the complexity and messiness of the human ...

Gunners winger Gabriel Martinelli underwent an MRI scan on Sunday evening after complaining of pain in his right calf. He is currently on international duty with the Brazil squad, but will not ...

McDonald's is apparently offering a special deal for Lent for the next few weeks, offering its famous Filet-O-Fish for just $1 but there's a catch. The promo is available until March 28 and ...