Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill completes his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, with the prophets ...

Set aside a few minutes each day to read Scripture, pray the Rosary, or simply sit in silence before God. Lent is all about deepening our relationship with him, and prayer is the foundation of that.

Four topics emerge from this Sunday's readings: celebration, reconciliation, God and compassion. The first, celebration, emerges from the reading taken from the book of Joshua that features the ...

Rarely do the first and second readings for Sunday match up thematically. The similarities in this Sunday’s readings emphasize the call to perceive new things and leave behind the old.

During Lent, more than any other time of the year, I’m keenly aware of Jesus’ Judaism. I’m fascinated by the way Hebrew scripture and Jewish practice permeated everything Jesus did and said.

As Christians near the end of the 40-day-long Lenten observance, it means Easter Day is almost here. During Easter, some may attend church and celebrate their belief in Jesus Christ's ...

It's also the day Lent ends. Here's what to know about the final day of Lent — also known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday — and what it means. The Lenten period is when Catholic observers ...

Lent is the religious period of fasting and ... On this day, the Gospel readings during mass recount the story of his death and Passion. Holy Week is the most important or significant week in ...

Good Friday is not a federal holiday but is a designated holiday in some states, including Illinois. This means government ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...

Lent is the religious period of fasting and ... On this day, the Gospel readings during mass recount the story of his death and Passion. Good Friday falls on April 18th this year.