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I'll answer your second question first, because that's the easier one: "Do Sundays count as part of Lent?" The clear answer is "Yes." In the liturgical books of the church, the season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends just before the Mass of the Lord's Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday. In the Roman Missal, for example, March 10 this year (2019) was designated as the "First Sunday of Lent."
In a world that daily celebrates its connectivity, we aren’t very connected to the essentials of life.
I probably shouldn't admit this in front of my grandchildren, but I am a fan of McDonald's fish sandwiches.
A human trafficking conference, sponsored by St. John the Evangelist Church in Warrenton and Life Line Counseling 4 Addiction, will be held March 30 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Mercy Hall, 186 John E Mann St., Warrenton, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Shamrock ‘N Roll, the annual auction and benefit dinner at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, was held March 16.
Fortis Femina, which means “strong female” in Latin, focuses on young Catholic women embracing their womanhood and encouraging each other to remain strong in their faith.
Students at St. Ann Catholic School in Arlington are fixing around 100 sandwiches a week for a local shelter.
More than half of U.S. Catholics say they are very concerned about the persecution of Christians around the world, with this 58 percent figure up by 17 percent from a similar poll a year ago.
Christians have faith in a God who wants to and is able to transform the world, conquering evil with good, Pope Francis said.
An Italian missionary killed in Myanmar and seven Romanian Catholic bishops are among the group recognized by Pope Francis.


