Going all-in at Lent requires a commitment to fasting. Of the three pillars of Lent — prayer, almsgiving and fasting — fasting is the one that affects us mind, body and spirit. Ash Wednesday and Good ...

After Jesus was baptized, he journeyed into the wilderness for forty days and was tempted by the Devil. Turning stones into bread, bowing to Satan, and putting God to the test were the three ...

Lent is not a diet. That seems obvious enough in black and white, but in life, as opposed to print, it’s easy to conflate the two. Case in point: my Instagram feed. For weeks now, it’s been filled ...

This is Russian artist Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi’s depiction of Jesus fasting in the desert before starting his ministry. Kramskoi lived from 1837-87. (Courtesy Photo) In Jesus’ time fasting was a ...

We are in the season of Lent. The Lenten season is a period of preparation for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides for a 40-day fast. The 40 days fast ...

It recalls the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, led by the Spirit, prior to being tempted by the devil. In addition to offering him food, the devil promised Jesus the “kingdoms of this world ...

In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar ...

It’s been some time ago but I again heard one of the most powerful sayings a friend of mine used to say often right before he was about to be installed as the new pastor of his own church: “‘When ...