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 ...

If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lenten season is just two weeks away for Christians with Ash Wednesday rapidly approaching. The religious holiday is a ...

OTTAWA COUNTY — Fish Fry Fridays have returned for Lent. Traditionally, during Lent, members of the Catholic faith abstain from eating meat on Fridays leading up to Easter. This year, Lent began ...

Lent is well underway, and millions of Christians around the world are observing. The weeks-long spring tradition is practiced in honor of Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. What are the ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. The practice reminds Christians of human mortality and the ...