Abstaining from meat is common practice for Catholics during the Lenten season. While it’s only required on Fridays, some ...

Lent is the period of 40 days leading up to ... Then lead a discussion about the video to help children consolidate their learning about the festival and its significance. God is watching over ...

Recently at St. John the Baptist Catholic School we partnered with United Health Care Children’s Foundation to be the local site of a new book launch that included parallel events in New ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Sometimes I think the children’s message at church is meant as much for the adults as for the children. This past Sunday, the pastor began to talk to the kids about the importance of action.

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter, the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The last week of Lent is ...

The theme of this Faith Feeds is Prayer. You're invited to join us for one or more of our virtual Faith Feeds conversations on Zoom on Fridays from 1:00-2:00pm (ET) during Lent. The Faith Feeds ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...