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(Courtesy photo) By Couple to Couple League We’re just shy of halfway through Lent, but let’s be real: Catholic kids everywhere are...

As we journey through the Lenten season, there’s no better time to go and receive the Lord’s mercy in confession. It is never wasted time...

Photo by Mama Bice, Instagram By Jacqueline Burkepile & Harumi Suzuki/ChurchPOP How do you embrace Lent with your children? A mother...

During each week of Lent, executive director Daniel Campbell of the SJV Lay Division will be releasing a short video reflection inviting...

Photo by Damian Denis on Unsplash By Matthew Santucci/Catholic News Agency Pope Francis has centered his Lenten message for 2024 on the...

(Photo by Brandon Young) Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila is once more inviting all clergy and the laity of the Archdiocese of Denver to offer...

As we begin the season of Lent today, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has released a Lenten pastoral note entitled “Listen to Him.” It shares...

During each week of Lent, executive director Daniel Campbell of the SJV Lay Division will be releasing a short video reflection inviting...

As Christians, there’s no doubt that every day is a battle to rid ourselves of the old and put on the new out of love for God and...

Photo by Alessandro Vicentin via Cathopic Lent is rapidly approaching, and with it comes Lenten resolutions. If you find yourself...

During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...

When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) We could all use a little more mercy in our lives, and it can start with us being more merciful to ourselves and...

(Photo: Lightstock) The capital or deadly sins were not named for being unforgivable or because of their gravity, but because they are...

“He was hungry.” Luke tells us of Jesus’ struggle with the devil in the desert, during which he fasted for 40 days. At the end of it, as...

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Pompeo Batoni, c. 1773. (Photo: Public Domain) As we begin this season of Lent, I want to remind each...

We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...

Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...

When it comes to explaining concepts like Lent and the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist to kids, the below reactions are likely to...

Photo by Rowan Heuvel on Unsplash Praying the Stations of the Cross is one of the richest ways to enter into the Lenten season and not...