“You can’t take it with you,” I think St. Francis once said. O.K., what he actually (maybe) said was: “Remember, when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received, only ...

What is almsgiving — and why does the Church teach that it is more about justice and right relationship than simply personal charity or philanthropy? As “Preach” continues its Lent 2026 series on the ...

Lent is a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and repentance observed by Catholics leading up to Easter. The season begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many people give up a luxury of ...

The Lenten season is in full swing for practicing Christians, which means Easter is coming up. Through prayer, almsgiving and repentance, believers are preparing for the Easter season, and the ...