Postcards: Lenten fish fries roar back Pittsburgh post-COVID – with a new app
TED ANTHONY, of Associated Press, reports on the creation of a new interactive map capitalising on a Lenten tradition in the US city…
Marking the start of Lent, Pope calls for end to “dictatorship” of the superficial; repeats call for Ukraine ceasefire
Vatican City, ItalyAP Pope Francis ushered in the annual Christian Lenten period of sacrifice and reflection by encouraging people on Ash Wednesday to cast off what he called the “dictatorship” of heavy agendas and superficial needs. Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, on 22nd February, 2023. […]
Essay: Pancakes and football – a brief history of Shrove Tuesday in the UK
In an article first published on The Conversation, TAYLOR AUCOIN, of the University of Edinburgh, looks at the rather surprising history of Shrove Tuesday in the UK…
Origins: A history of Easter feasts and why the English breakfast might be medieval
GILES GASPER, a professor in high medieval history at Durham University, looks at the origins of the Easter feast…
In the US, Chicago church’s plan to fast from ‘whiteness’ for Lent gets pushback
Chicago, USRNS To say that First United Church of Oak Park isn’t used to getting national media attention for its Lenten programming is “perhaps the understatement of the year,” according to senior pastor Rev John Edgerton. But after the congregation in suburban Chicago erected a banner announcing a fast from “whiteness” for Lent, the Christian […]
Books: New Lenten cookbook gives Catholics tasty choices for ‘meatless Fridays’
CLEMENTE LISI, a writer for Religion Unplugged, samples a new cookbook made specifically to liven up Lenten fare…
Sight-Seeing: Lent – for a time such as this
NILS VON KALM says Lent this year is “a time to lament, maybe even to mourn, as we remember during this Lenten period that the Son of God Himself wasn’t even spared death”…
Wow!: ‘Lent’s Eat’ videos bring levity – and leaven – to solemn season
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how one US pastor is using food to connect with congregants during Lent…
Books: A book to dwell in during the lead-up to Easter
DAVID ADAMS reads David Mathis’ Rich Wounds…
Sight-Seeing: Tips to get news junkies through a distracting Lent
US Catholic columnist THOMAS REESE talks about why he’s spending time in prayer and fasting this Lent…