As a parent, I’m always looking for ways to model the faith for our children and also to help ... to fasting and abstaining. Keywords: catholic families lent liturgical living Debbie Cowden ...

As Lent continues, St. James Church and the Knights of Columbus are partnering together to host Fish Fry Fridays. The event ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a ...

The colorful cardboard boxes of Catholic Relief Services' Rice Bowl program are a Lenten mainstay ... We also might not find them deep in our kids' backpacks from their Catholic schools or ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer ...

The goals are nearly 5 km apart! Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. This picture shows Catholic worshippers at a Mass in Washington DC. Their foreheads are marked with crosses of black ash.

This is the first Friday of Lent ... Kids can get mac and cheese with fries or green beans ($6). 5-7 p.m. in Diffley Hall, 200 78th Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. 727-526-5783. Sacred Heart Catholic ...

Whether you're a devout Catholic or simply enjoy battered filets, here are some spots to seek out fried fish during Lent. Where ... for $10 and grade-school children for $6 with a per-family ...

Yes. According to christianity.com, Catholic, Orthodox and many Protestant believers observe Ash Wednesday. But not all Protestant believers. “The path of Lent — prayer, fasting, and ...