The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, according to Catholic ...

Spurred on by the fervor of the Eucharistic faith of New Yorkers, six young adult perpetual pilgrims and I, accompanied by ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

In addition, it always bears remembering how close the election was. If just 173,000 or so voters in four states ...