Lent isn’t supposed to be effortless. And it’s supposed to have a positive effect. Obscuring these realities can be easy ...

The faithful worldwide celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Lent this weekend, on March 26, 2023. The story of the resuscitation of Lazarus, told in churches worldwide during the Fifth Sunday of Lent, is a ...

An assembly for primary schools celebrating Lent, suitable for KS1 and KS2. It includes a video about the origins of the festival and its customs today, suggestions for songs and a time for reflection ...

For several years, I have seen announcements appear in my social media feeds from people deciding to "give up" the digital platforms for Lent. While I had nothing against that decision by others in ...

See our set of resources as Christians walk through these 40 days before the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 2.

Sunday, March 17, is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings (Year B): Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33. To the world, the Sunday Gospel is utter madness.

The Rev. Craig Ross burned last year's palms for this year's ashes at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lititz Pike and Delp Road, this morning. He then invited children in the church's ...

My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 letters in 40 days. The idea is to write something positive to someone important ...

Soup suppers and other special activities are under way at area churches for Lent. St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 226 Wicks Lane, will have Stations of the Cross and Benediction, followed by soup and ...

I don’t remember much about how I celebrated Lent last year. Shortly after Ash Wednesday, the COVID-19 pandemic shattered any sense of routine for my Lenten practices. I gained a heightened sense of ...

Sunday after church I went to the supermarket and bought $167 worth of groceries without flickering an eyelash. Am I proud? No. Relieved? Yes. It was nice to be able to put all my usual go-to's back ...