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 ...

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.

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 ...

‘Let us remember that love lives through sacrifice and is nourished by giving,’ says St. Maximilian Kolbe. ‘Without sacrifice, there is no love.’ ‘The Year and Our Children’ by Mary Reed Newland ...

A worshipper returns to her pew after receiving Communion during an Ash Wednesday Mass at Holy Cross Church in Nesconset, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2023. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) One Ash Wednesday in ...