How about encouraging children to view all Lenten activities as ways to watch and wait with joyful hope? Q: What family traditions do your family share during the season of Lent?

Our annual family Lenten retreat has become a treasured tradition for my husband and I and our five children. It’s a practice I recommend to all families: a perfect opportunity to connect, pray ...

What can you eat on Fridays during Lent? Fish, eggs and alligators. While flesh meat isn't allowed, the Archdiocese says non-flesh products of the animals is good to have.

These activities include Acts in 40 Days, daily activities to take on spiritual practices as a united congregation. A weekly video blog allows all to study and learn more about Lent.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., holds services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Sunday School for all age children is at 9:45 a.m. in the lower level. Adult Bible Class is at ...

Lent and Life The surprising Lenten history of the pretzel — and its meaning for the season The pretzel's shape is said to have been inspired by praying hands ...

The following churches reported Lenten worship services and related activities. To include items, submit them to Faith & Values, at The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, 1720 5th Ave., ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As Lent continues, St. James Church and the Knights of Columbus are partnering together to host Fish Fry Fridays. The event will go from 5 to 8 p.m. every ...