Ash Wednesday: A Guide to Cooking Delicious and Healthy Fish

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting and penitence. For many Catholics, this means abstaining from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and evry Friday during Lent. This can be a challenge for those who enjoy their weekly steak or chicken dinner, but luckily there are plenty of delicious fish … Read more

Lent 2022: 5 things you probably didn’t know about Ash Wednesday

Lent 2022: Five things you might not know about Ash Wednesday Rio Carnival, Mardi Gras and Pancake Day are all connected Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when many Catholics will attend mass and receive a cross on their forehead made of ashes burned from the previous years’ Palm Sunday crosses. Following Shrove Tuesday, … Read more

Lent Recipes for Ash Wednesday and the Fridays in Lent

Abrahamic / Middle Eastern Christianity Meatless Recipes for Lent and Throughout the Year Try Something New This Lent Share Flipboard Email Print Christianity Catholicism Tips Beliefs and Teachings Prayers Worship Saints Holy Days and Holidays Christianity Origins The Bible The New Testament The Old Testament Practical Tools for Christians Christian Life For Teens Christian Prayers … Read more

Can You Eat Meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent?

Abrahamic / Middle Eastern Christianity Can You Eat Meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent? The Reasons for Abstinence (and Fasting) Share Flipboard Email Print Shannon M. Lutman / Getty Images Christianity Catholicism Tips Beliefs and Teachings Prayers Worship Saints Holy Days and Holidays Christianity Origins The Bible The New Testament The Old … Read more

The Maltese Church has issued a handy explainer for the Lenten fast

The Maltese Church has issued a handy explainer for the Lenten fast An Ash Wednesday question: why don’t Catholics eat meat at Lent? St Thomas Aquinas pinned it down: sex, simplicity… and farts Catholics around the world today are marking the start of the 40-day Lenten period with Ash Wednesday. It’s a day dedicated to … Read more