In the Church, we are made children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- the God who makes known His name and His ways ...

Hopefully when this article is published, March will be heading out like a lamb, or so the old saying goes. We will usher in April with its showers and then May with its flowers… ok, I’ll stop with ...

Ash Wednesday is important because it marks the start of the Lenten period leading up to Easter, when Christians believe Jesus was resurrected. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance.

At that time a second phrase came into use, also biblical but from the New Testament: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” These were Jesus’s words at the beginning of his public ministry ...

What Jesus is saying is that is easy to focus on the sins of others, while failing to discern our own need for repentance and mercy. Before God, we are all beggars; all of us have sinned and fallen ...

Sunday of Lent year C ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 13:1-9 Some people told Jesus about the Galileans ...

the city of Chorazin in modern-day northern Israel was once visited by Jesus. There, he reportedly performed miracles before cursing its people for their lack of repentance. “Woe to you ...

when Christians believe Jesus was resurrected. More: Here's why now is a great time to subscribe to the El Paso Times The ashes symbolize both death and repentance. During this period, Christians ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, telling people to repent their sins to be baptised ... Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so.

In memory of Jesus' suffering and preparation to receive the reconciliation he offers, Lent calls Christians to repent and sacrifice for the 40 days leading up to the anniversary of Jesus' death ...