IN A non-vintage year for Lent books, it is striking that the two most attractive titles are assembled from recycled material — radio talks over the past ten years, and sermons from the 1980s and ’90s ...

In many ways, this is the most “traditional” Lent book under discussion here. Good! Lent is a serious time, and Brady takes Lent seriously. Each day involves the discipline of reading a passage of ...

Lent’s mortifications are getting a little, um, much right about now, aren’t they? We’re in 33 days, by the Western church’s count, and those meatless Fridays, those extra p… ...

Hope From the Pope Lent and Easter Wisdom From Pope Francis (Liguori Publications, 2016) “My perspective on Lent has everything to do with drawing nearer to Our Lord Jesus and embracing his ...

Ainee loves to read, sleep and work - in that order. She is passionate about writing real stories with a hint of sarcasm and a dose of chai. It's Lent. Time to sharpen your self control skills and ...

Everyone loves a short book. They're non-threatening, densely-packed, and it won't break your back to throw a couple of them in your purse for your commute. But when I saw that The Christian ...

When Jeffrey Lent's first novel was published, expectations were high. So high, in fact, that the book, "In the Fall," was heralded as the next "Cold Mountain" -- Charles Frazier's critically ...

As I type this, my two younger kids are in the living room, their faces buried in books. Yesterday, my nine-year-old son, who doesn't like reading, said to his O Happy, Happy Book Lent - The ...

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.