Arthur, an altar server, aims high. He dreams of being perfect, just like Jesus. While others kids might offer up candy and video games for Lent, not Arthur. He plans to give up making mistakes. And ...

Throughout Lent, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will focus on the spiritual habit of spending time with God by encouraging kids and families to spend some extra time reading the Bible. With ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Everywhere we go, my children and I, strangers speak to us about death. The grandparent in the frozen aisle, the couple at the diner, the dogwalker we shimmy past on the sidewalk with the double ...

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 ...

Lent can look different for everyone, but the goal remains the same: reflection, self-discipline, and ultimately, renewal. Whether you've chosen to give up a vice for the next 40 days or decided to ...

The period of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts six weeks. Lent stretches from Feb. 14 to Easter Sunday on March 31 this year. Throughout this time, many Catholics abstain from eating meat on ...