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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...