fasting

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent?

A good Lent should help us recommit ourselves to that seeking for holiness, which should be what our life in Christ means for us.

Canon 1252 does give us both an upper and lower age for observing the church’s law on fasting.

Why doesn’t the Church require something more demanding for Lenten fasting?

What are the rules for fasting and abstinence during Lent? Here’s a quick guide.

It’s OK, we can say it (you know it, and I know it): Compared to our Orthodox brethren and our Muslim friends, the Catholic idea of required fasting is — …

(OSV News) — As war between Israel and Hamas rages, Catholics in the U.S. are heeding a call to pray and fast for peace in the Holy Land. In an …