Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill completes his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, with the prophets ...

Missed the mark this Lent? It’s not too late. God’s grace is waiting — and the Easter Triduum is the perfect time to begin ...

Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...

Four topics emerge from this Sunday's readings: celebration, reconciliation, God and compassion. The first, celebration, emerges from the reading taken from the book of Joshua that features the ...

Palm Sunday, the first celebration observed during Holy Week, honors Jesus Christ's last days on earth. Here's what to know ...

Lent and fish-fry Fridays are coming to an end as Holy Week begins. Wonder what it all means? What and when is Palm Sunday, ...

Several Christian denominations celebrate Lent, with each having its own practices. Lent is the 40 days between Ash Wednesday ...

Rarely do the first and second readings for Sunday match up thematically. The similarities in this Sunday’s readings emphasize the call to perceive new things and leave behind the old.

Good Friday is not a federal holiday but is a designated holiday in some states, including Illinois. This means government ...

When it comes to pulling Catholics into pews, Christmas rites top the list – followed by a tie between Easter, the Christian calendar’s most joyous day, and Ash Wednesday, which is the most ...