16 February, Proper 2: Jeremiah 17.5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15.12-20; Luke 6.17-26 LUKE’s version of Jesus’s Beatitudes (or “blessings”) challenges the more famous version recorded in Matthew (5.1 ...

and was buried and on the third day after his death — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Prior to Easter, many Christians and Catholics will observe Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and ...

26 January, Nehemiah 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19 (19.1-6); 1 Corinthians 12.12-31a; Luke 4.14-21 WHEN I ask people to read in worship, I advise them to prepare by reading the passage beforehand, ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which ... it is important that the Catholic would speak with a priest or spiritual director. Any act of penance that would seriously hinder one's health ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Catholic Central High School boys basketball ... senior Alex Horney added 10 for Greeneview, which won its third straight game and improved to 9-11 and 8-7 in the South Division.

A sex-abuse scandal was bursting into public view, sending shock waves through the heavily Catholic city. Leaders of one of New Orleans’s other major institutions, the N.F.L.’s New Orleans ...

marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred "Triduum,” or three, of Holy Week. These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...

When is Fat Tuesday in 2025? Fat Tuesday, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New ...

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle and Maryland last week. Laplante, who was nominated by Republican ...

“Just basically, it was a little bit of an inspirational type letter, you know? ’Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important, how important the job is.’ But I may, I think it was a ...

Who is this King of Glory? Throughout Advent, we asked this question (based on Psalm 24) in a series of reflections that you can still listen to on our Abbey YouTube channel. As we prepared for the ...