Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn In 2025, the forty days of Lent will start on March 5, 2025, Ash Wednesday, and conclude on April 17, 2025, Holy Thursday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20, 2025. During this sacred season, we are called to deepen our faith through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Catholic-Link has gathered […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn As Lent draws near, we turn our hearts to Christ’s call to holiness in the Gospels: “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Although our life as Catholics demands that we strive day after day and year after year for this perfection, Lent invites […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Lent dates back to the 4th century, a time when it began to be observed as a period of penance and renewal for the entire Church through sacrifice, fasting, and abstinence. Although in the West, this time is not as rigorously observed, there has never been any debate that it […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What is an Indulgence? Do Catholics still practice indulgences? That stopped after Martin Luther pointed out that they are wrong, right? To be sure, the 16th Century was a confusing time. There was a Dominican preacher named Johann Tetzel who Luther claimed was “selling” indulgences to fund the building of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn One day each year – and one day only – there is no Catholic Mass celebrated throughout the world. One day.  The Easter Triduum begins with Holy Thursday Mass. What many Catholics don’t realize is that Good Friday service not a Mass, but a liturgy, as no hosts are consecrated […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Lent, a season of reflection and spiritual growth, can still be meaningful even if your parish isn’t offering specific activities, you work long hours, or you are homebound.  How To Make Lent Meaningful 1. Set aside dedicated time for prayer and reflection: Find moments throughout your day, even during your […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The day passes you by and the prayer time you wanted to spend with God never happens. Kids, job, spouse and other important demands seem to push out the time you wanted to spend in prayer. You are exhausted from the day and you just want to “veg” out, so […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn After years of adults enjoying our “What Should I Give Up For Lent?” Quiz, we’ve decided it’s time for kids to have their very own version! Whether you’re at home with your family, in the classroom, or at your next youth group meeting, this quiz is perfect for kids of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn A Guided Lenten Journal for Prayer and Meditation Join Catholic Link on a transformative journey with Sr. Josephine’s Garrett’s Lenten devotional, Wilderness Within: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. With the help of written meditations and video reflections, Sr. Josephine encourages us to respond to the Lord’s call of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Do whatever He tells you.” —John 2:5 Mary’s quote from the Wedding Feast at Cana is one of my favorite Scripture passages. I often say that it is Mary’s second fiat, or perhaps her millionth fiat. Jesus had told her that his time had not yet come. It seems he […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “I spy with my little eye…a dandelion!” my tiny voice would say with excitement as my mom and I would play the “I Spy” game. This game was a joy-filled way to notice the wonderful gifts that God has given us. While this type of spying was always fun, “Spy […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, during the season of Lent. Each year, during this season of the Church, Pope Francis provides wisdom and encouragement for our Lenten journey. Today, we present a Lent quote from each year of Pope Francis’ papacy to inspire and guide […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Palm Sunday Gospel One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,went to the chief priests and said,“What are you willing to give meif I hand him over to you?”They paid him thirty pieces of silver,and from that time on he looked for an opportunityto hand him over. On the […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Lent will last 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday (February 14, 2024) and ending on Holy Thursday (March 28, 2024). We are asked to pray, fast, and give alms during these forty days. Catholic-Link has curated a list of incredible resources to help you make the most of this season. […]

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