Cross the Finish Line Strong This Lent
Lent is almost over.... 40 days of fasting, prayer, and sacrifice have passed in the blink of an eye. How do you feel? Are you ...
This Type of Fast Could Change Your Life
Are you reverently preparing to receive Holy Communion and the Word of God? Besides fasting from food, are you paying attention...
Rending Our Hearts Through Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary guides us through discernment for how to hear the Father's voice more clearly this Lent through prayer, fa...
A Better Way to Choose Something for Lent
Do your Lenten practices feel arbitrary? Do your penances seem ineffective? If you're feeling this way, you might be wondering,...
Fasting: A Spiritual Practice for Today
I have a deep love for food. Dining out with my wife, exploring new restaurants, and savoring different cuisines are some of ou...
Fasting and Feasting During Advent
Feasting has certainly become part of many traditions, including during the holy days Advent and Christmas, but a less common p...
How Could My Fasting Help Stop a War?
On this Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Peace, we might ask: How could abstaining from food help stop a war that is thousan...
These "Foods" of the Soul are Also Good to Give Up for Lent
Fasting is not dieting; fasting is not an end in itself; fasting is not merely an exercise to increase willpower.
“Father, are...
What Are Some Creative Ways to Enter Into Lent?
Ask Fr. Josh is the question and answer show to help you navigate life when our Catholic Faith doesn’t give an easy “fill-in-t...
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