Letter: We can ponder the rebirth of spring with its colorful array of flowers, plants and lush greenery; however, we can also muse upon our own rebirth and spiritual awakening with repentance and ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday, Lent and associated holidays such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in March, almost a full month later. Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change ...

There is a Christian tradition of giving something up during Lent − often something that is not good for you, such as eating too much chocolate or binge-watching television. Several years ago ...

BREAK OUT THE TARTAR SAUCE. THE START OF LENT MEANS THE RETURN OF FISH FRIES TO THE METRO. HERE’S OUR DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER, JAKE ANDERSON. THE ANNUAL LENTEN TRADITION IS RETURNING TO OMAHA.

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

Lent is a sacred time in the liturgical calendar, a season set aside for intentional spiritual growth. With its emphasis on ...

Beginning on March 5, the first day of Lent, and running through Easter Sunday ... “Contemplation of that tortured body helps contemporary man to free himself from the superficiality of the ...

It's often seen as the final burst of excitement before Lent begins, setting the stage for the solemn preparations leading to Easter Sunday. Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan ...