Apr 5, 2024 · There are a number of “clues” in the Triduum liturgies that tell us we are no longer in Lent.

Mar 22, 2013 · Rather than making people choose between a meaningless annual celebration and eating meat, Catholic bishops all over the country pretty much agree that it's OK for their …

Apr 3, 2024 · A: My guess is that the “bugs on the paschal candle” were probably meant to be bees. The liturgy for the Mass of the Easter Vigil contains a number of striking elements, such …

Feb 22, 2012 · Crawfish are also know as crayfish, crawdads and depending on where you are, mud bugs. They look like tiny little lobsters. Typically crawfish are boiled with corn on the cob, …

Feb 28, 2020 · I live in Louisiana, where it’s actually quite difficult to consider Lent a penitential season. No meat—go eat seafood. Um, okay. But there are plenty of more obscure ways to …

Mar 3, 2017 · People can get cranky when they don't get what they want, especially during Lent. But what is Lent all about? Well here are 20 interesting facts about Lent!

Discover how to observe Lent through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Learn about Lent traditions, food, what to give up, and how to prepare for the season.

Feb 27, 2015 · Lent, it turns out, has loopholes, which is good news for Christians who practice “abstinence” — the Roman Catholic term for doing without meat — on the Fridays of Lent. It’s …

This Lent, use Ignatian spirituality to breathe new insight into these sacred rituals. Learn about Lent and about Ignatian spirituality through the lived experiences of fellow practitioners. Join …

Feb 23, 2023 · Folks of the Catholic persuasion donned their ashes yesterday and are settling into 40 days of Lent (February 22 to April 6), where the faithful may or may not give up some kind …