I have a friend who is fasting during Lent. I'm not talking about a not-eating-meat-on-Friday fast, or an I'm-gonna-give-up-red-wine-for-40-days-but-still-drink-white-wine fast. No, he's doing an ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. On May 22, two of my friends, Kathy Kelly and Mike Ferner, along with four others, began a 40-day fast ...

Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection, marks the commencement of Lent, the most penitential season in the Christian calendar for Catholics and many other denominations. This period ...

Lent, one of the five seasons on the Catholic liturgical calendar, begins this week and marks a 40‑day period of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter. The season calls for Catholics to ...