Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 1, 2026.

For the biblical readings of the Sundays of Lent, the church chose texts that offer many layers of interpretation. Some readings have themes that will continue throughout the readings of subsequent ...

For Lent 2026, a multitude of Catholic leaders and ministries are inviting the faithful to walk with them during this 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Here are 12 new resources – ...

There are numerous positives to blogging on the scripture: people actually read what you have written; the time between writing and publishing is not measured in months and years, but in minutes; and ...

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent? Just last week, we were with Jesus in the desert, as he ...

Just as the First Sunday of Lent’s Gospel is always Jesus’ Temptation in the Desert, so the Second Sunday’s is always his Transfiguration. The Church officially celebrates the Solemnity of the ...

As previously noted, the Gospels of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent can always use the “scrutiny readings” — the readings for preparing catechumens for Easter Baptism — which happen also ...

Scripture Reflection for the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, apostle (First Sunday of Lent): Lent calls for a return to the basics. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, we are exhorted to give alms, to ...

See our set of resources as Christians walk through these 40 days before the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 2.

The EWTN Global Catholic Network has launched a new feature to the EWTN application that challenges its users to read the four Gospels during Lent. Reading all four gospels is "easier than you think!" ...

(RNS) — We have become addicted to our electronic gadgets, and if we are honest, we will acknowledge that it would be a huge penance to give up Alexa and our smartphones for Lent. But that is not my ...