S TAUNTON — Robert Lent grew up accompanying his father to service the 1924 Wurlitzer organ that sits on the second floor above the lobby of Hotel 24 South on Market Street in Staunton.

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season kept by millions and millions of Christians around the world. This season has a bad reputation. Too many people think of Lent merely as a time for ...

When you hear the word "Lent," it's common to think about things like church, Christians "giving things up" and Easter. After all, Lent is a purposeful 40-day period of sacrifice and spiritual ...

It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of Lent. Perhaps you’re feeling like you’ve missed the opportunity to make this season meaningful, or maybe you feel like the days have slipped by ...

Lent is a 40-day period where Catholics abstain from luxuries and refrain from eating any meat, except fish, on Fridays in preparation for Easter. But what happens when religious observances with ...

Lent, which began last week, is not well understood even by many of the Catholics who observe it. It’s a “penitential season” lasting 40 days — not counting Sundays — from Ash Wednesday to Holy ...

After this year’s extended period of Ordinary Time, Christian believers will soon begin the penitential season of Lent. St. Luke tells us that after his baptism, the Lord Jesus was “filled with the ...

Every year, the Queen reportedly gives up one of her favourite things during Lent. The Christian period sees people go without something they love for 40 days to represent the 40 days Jesus spent ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. The Christian season of Lent is well underway, after beginning last month. Christians ...

These Lent memes will help keep you motivated - and laughing - all the way until Easter Sunday GIVING up something for 40 days during Lent can be tough, whether it’s your favourite chocolate treat or ...