Some commentators on color claim that bluish purple became the color of penance in the Western Church (during Lent and Advent ... inordinate desire for food and pleasure. The archangels Gabriel ...

Is it permitted on fast days to take any food besides the one full meal ... These things are explained in the Regulations for Lent, read publicly in the Churches each year. Q.

Faith has enormous influence in Oklahoma, whether it's the conservative leanings of the Catholic Church or the Southern Baptists ... at Ebenezer Baptist Church became known for hosting food and ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Scroll through this page of poetry on the theme of Lent, or click on a title below to jump to that particular poem. My Son, could I have climbed this hill for ...

Homemade baklava is seen Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s Greek Food Festival in ...

“Monsignor Wurtz liked to go to the Dog Bar in Colden,” he told The News, “but we never went on our actual birthday, because it typically fell during the middle of Lent. So we’d go afterward.

As the holidays grow close, Catholic Charities wants to raise extra awareness for hunger during Hunger Action Month. Its Development Manager Jessica Murphy said ...

O Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights: Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness ...

The trip also underscores a significant shift taking place inside the Catholic Church: its tilt to Asia. During his pontificate, Francis’ 44 previous foreign visits have included South Korea ...

For the next few days, the North End is going to be filled with Catholic processions celebrating Saint Anthony of Padua and food stalls brimming with the smells of the old country. Here's all you ...