The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, the most important religious feast of the year, is set to begin on March 3, ...

Amidst the struggles and the backdrop of a mixed-religious family—his father a Muslim and his mother a Christian—the seeds of ...

A few weeks ago in a meeting with other district clergy, a question raised was, “Is Epiphany a day or a season?” Technically, the Sundays following Epiphany (Jan. 6) are called the Sundays after ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The International Marian Research Institute has often been asked for familiar hymns for a May devotion to Mary or a May Crowning. These hymns are appropriate ...

Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...

Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive ...

The ordinary time of the liturgical year guides our faith daily. It helps us feel connected and more fully engaged in the life of the Universal Church ...