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 ...

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

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

Fr. Ciszek’s astounding journey – his torment, distress and humiliation, not to mention how hard labor battered his body but never his spirit – is undeniably a wellspring of Easter joy. His witness ...

These Scriptures suggest that God does not mark ... This story appears in the Lent 2025 feature series. View the full series. A version of this story appeared in the March 28-April 10, 2025 ...

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 ...

Good Friday, observed on April 18, 2025, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is a day of mourning and penance ...

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, ...

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.

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

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