As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

The Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of ...

THIS COMING SUNDAY is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany and this particular year Easter coming so early means that Mardi Gras is just around the corner, followed immediately by Lent, starting with ...

Easter is the holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Jesus ... Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. During this time of penance, charity ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer ...

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year, and for those observing the Lenten season, that means no meat. For those who may not know what Lent is, here’s a quick summary: Jesus ...

A few weeks ago in a meeting with other district clergy, a question raised was, “Is Epiphany a day or a season?” Technically, the Sundays following Epiphany (Jan. 6) are called the Sundays after ...

The pieces so powerful that you’ll be out of your seat, air-conducting to the full force of an imaginary orchestra, or ...

The 40-day duration is symbolic and represents the time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness before beginning his public ministry. Lent 2025 starts on “Ash Wednesday,” which is March 5th. he date of ...

Catoe wondered: In our politically polarized time, how do we have deep conversations about what it means to be a follower of Jesus? “Lent seems to ... to live apart from my brothers and sisters ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...

I could be wrong, but the only time Jesus directly talks about Hell is in Matthew 5:22, “But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you ...