Our kids yelled at us on Ash Wednesday about not wanting to go to church: They loathed the gritty feel as the ashes were smudged on their skin, the residue...
Lent
What is the point of Lenten fasting for Catholics? The practice has come to be so intertwined with wellness culture that if you do an internet search for...
Eating fish on Fridays, especially during Lent, is a well-known Catholic tradition that has been practiced for centuries. The custom takes different forms from...
Lent is about losing your luggage. Or maybe it seems that way because recently I lost mine. But that’s not the start of the story, so let me rewind a bit. It...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Do Presidents’ Day and Ash Wednesday have any connection beyond their close proximity on the calendar this year? It...
At the risk of sounding cliché, there is something special about football Saturdays at the University of Notre Dame. Whether you have zero interest in...
In the Disney film Encanto, the Madrigal family’s story begins when Abuela and Abuelo flee civil war in their home country of Colombia. Abuelo sacrifices...
One year ago, at the start of Lent 2021, I put my foot down. There would be no fasting, no penance, and no “giving up” this year, I decided. Like many other...
“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” These two summonses, or better, invitations, are spoken over us as Christians are marked with ashes at the beginning of...
Along with almsgiving and prayer, fasting is a central Lenten practice. More recently, fasting has emerged as a popular secular dieting practice too. Thanks to...
