Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Lent published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 464
» View courant.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-39
•
Next >
-
Catholic Leaders Call Faithful Back To Confession, Report Some Success
The Hartford CourantThere's an iPhone app for confession. Password protected, of course. You can't tell it your sins, receive forgiveness, and fulfill the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, or reconciliation. But the Confession app — billed as "the perfect aid for...Tags: Politics, Georgetown, Christianity, Belief and Faith, Apple iPhone
-
Flowering oasis
The Decatur Daily, Ala.After a night where temperatures dipped to 41, June Odom, under a warming morning sun, walked along a brick pathway through rows of hydrangeas, azaleas, Confederate Jasmine, Loropetalum and Almost Picasso petunias. "I am a pretty good weed puller and...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Salvia
-
Eustis church offers 'Buddy Break' program for caregivers of kids with special needs
Parents and caregivers of children with special needs can now get a free break, thanks to a new kids program at First Presbyterian Church of Eustis through a partnership with Nathaniel's Hope, an Orlando-based outreach organization. The church, at 117...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Methodist, Anglicanism, Entertainment Events, Christianity
-
READER SUBMITTED: Students Flip Into The Spirit Of Giving
SouthingtonWhen asked to collect flip flops as a Lenten project for the children living on the rural sugar cane villages of the Dominican Republic, the students at Saint Dominic's School answered with a resounding YES. Collection boxes were placed in each...Tags: Dominican Republic, Southington
-
BRIEF: It's Pascha -- Easter by its older name
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Pascha is the feast of the Resurrection of Christ in the Orthodox Church. Pascha is a transliteration of the original Greek word, which is a transliteration of the Hebrew pesach. Both words mean Passover. Sunday marks the beginning of this year's...Tags: Judaism, Religious Festivals, Easter, Christianity, Religion and Belief
-
Allentown church rolls out Catholic Pizza on Fridays
An anonymous tipster clued me in to a downtown Allentown curiosity — a Hungarian church making Catholic pizza. Catholic pizza? What's Catholic pizza? Regular pizza shaped like a cross? Or, because of the Hungarian twist, could it be strudel filled...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Roman Catholicism, Ed Pawlowski, Christianity, Tomatoes
-
St. John's beats Masco to capture inaugural Creator's Crosse
The Salem NewsThe St. John's Prep lacrosse team used its trademark defense, aggressive pursuit of ground balls and timely scoring to capture the inaugural Creator's Crosse with a tough 7-2 victory over Masconomet on Saturday afternoon in Lexington. St. John's will be...Tags: Lacrosse, Masco Corporation, Sports
-
Head of local Orthodox Church diocese resigns
Tribune reporterUnable to overcome the disgrace of a sexual misconduct accusation, Bishop Matthias, head of the local diocese for the Orthodox Church of America, has announced he will step down Monday, leaving a vacancy in Chicago just weeks before Orthodox Christians...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Human Interest, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Sex Crimes
-
Organist at Hagerstown church closing in on centennial birthday
janeth@herald-mail.comWith Catherine “Katie” Stevens’ 99th birthday behind her, the calendar is closing in on her centennial birthday. March 13 marked the last birthday Stevens’s age could be counted in double digits. She said she received many floral...Tags: Music, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Celanese Corporation, Entertainment
-
When you give up religion, what do you give up for Lent?
The Religion WorldReligion News Service reporter Kimberly Winston writes about atheists who have left religion, but still observe Lent: What would an “atheist Lent” look like? A group of young nonbelievers are finding out, observing the Christian practice minus... -
Church forgoes new Easter outfits to assist prison re-entry
Worshipers at a West Baltimore church donated more than 1,000 pieces of clothing to a prison re-entry program as part of their Easter Sunday services. Members of the Empowerment Temple Church were asked to forgo buying new outfits for Easter in favor...Tags: Empowerment Temple, Easter, Prisons
-
Commentary: On Easter, we should ask what we've sacrificed
I spent the first two weeks of Lent in Antigua, Guatemala, where during the "Cuaresma" (Lent) everything changes. Purple banners hang on the outside of churches, shops and even homes. On Fridays, the people flock from all over to fill the churches eager...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Guatemala, Antigua and Barbuda, Religious Festivals, Good Friday
May 17, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 14, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 11, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 8, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 19, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 30, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Original site for Lent topic gallery.
