Lenten Season 101: A Guide for Everything You Need to Know
Lent is the time of spiritual preparation prior to the Easter season, just as Advent is for Christmas. Jesus taught us clearly that there is no Resurrection without the Cross, and Lent is the Churc...
6 Ways to Live a More Fruitful Lent
Lent is a sacred season of reflection, repentance, and renewal. It's an opportunity to grow closer to God, detach from worldly distractions, and deepen our spiritual life. But how can we make this ...
What's For Dinner? 10 Meatless Meal Ideas For Lent
Do you ever struggle to come up with meatless dinners for Fridays in Lent? We asked our social media followers what their favorite meatless dishes are, and wanted to share the top ten most popular ...
The Plank in My Eye - A Meditation for Living a Deliberate Lent
The season of Lent is upon us, and yet it seems like just weeks ago that I packed away our Christmas decorations! Each year I move through the anticipation of Advent, to the joys of Christmas, into...
Lent is coming and we know you've got questions! From Ash Wednesday to fasting rules, from no-meat Fridays to the real meaning of "almsgiving," we've got you covered right here. And if you can't fi...
A Lenten Journey That Changed My Life—Twice
Hi, my name is Jessica, and this isn’t your typical book review.I’ve worked at The Catholic Company for 14 years. I’m not a big reader, I don’t journal as much as I should, and I’m definitely not a...
Surrendering Our Will To God Is Our Greatest Expression of Love - A Reflection For Holy Week
A condition of complete simplicity(Costing not less than everything)...-“Four Quartets” T.S. EliotI recently accompanied my mom to the funeral of a friend of hers, an elderly man I did not know. Pe...
The Scrutinies - What They Are and Why They Are Important
If you are a cradle Catholic sitting in the pew during the third, fourth, and fifth Sunday of Lent, and RCIA members join you at mass, you are present for "the Scrutinies", whether you realize it o...
We Have Been Invited To The Desert This Lent: Are We Answering The Call?
“We are in the desert because we have been invited there.” —Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, A Holy Lent Good Catholic Series My brother-in-law died a few weeks ago, rather suddenly. Saddened by this los...
The Lenten Program: How To Prepare For Your Most Fruitful Lent Yet!
Why does it always seem that as soon as we put away the last of the ornaments and decorations, Lent comes upon us faster than we can work off that last batch of Christmas cookies we ate? We gener...