Feb. 17 is the First Sunday of Lent (Liturgical Year C, Cycle I). Feb. 13 is Ash Wednesday, which is a day of mandatory fasting and abstinence from meat but is not a holy day of obligation, though ...

Going all-in at Lent requires a commitment to fasting. Of the three pillars of Lent — prayer, almsgiving and fasting — fasting is the one that affects us mind, body and spirit. Ash Wednesday and Good ...

This is Russian artist Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi’s depiction of Jesus fasting in the desert before starting his ministry. Kramskoi lived from 1837-87. (Courtesy Photo) In Jesus’ time fasting was a ...

Christians around the world are in the midst of Lent: 40 days of fasting, prayer and reflection culminating in Easter Sunday. Those who observe aren’t only refraining from eating flesh meat on Fridays ...

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My history of disordered eating means I practice the spiritual discipline in community and with accommodations. For a time when I was a child, I wanted nothing unless it was grilled cheese—without the ...

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