For many Christians, the six weeks of Lent — leading up to Easter — are a time of prayer and reflection. Believers also often refrain from eating meat from cows, pigs or chickens during this season.

BRITISH people have certain days of the year which are special to them, such as Bonfire Night, Pancake Day or maybe the FA ...

Christians around the world began the liturgical season of Lent. The start of Lent is determined by the date of Easter, which fluctuates from year to year. Easter is determined as ...

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent. Here's when Lent begins ...

Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department will host a breakfast for the public, where attendees can connect with firefighters while ...

Easter can fall anytime between March 22 and April 5. A late Easter means other holidays will also be later. Ash Wednesday, ...

People have eaten pancakes on Shrove Tuesday for generations but there's a less well known tradition for the Monday ...

Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...

This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982.

WHAT is the point of a Lent book? I suppose there is more than one answer to that: to quicken the soul, to awaken the ...

Traditional Lent groups start the week after Ash Wednesday, and take place in the evening. This may be best for your ...