An ‘Ember Day’ pie, from a 14th-century English recipe found in the John Rylands Library in Manchester.
An ‘Ember Day’ pie, from a 14th-century English recipe found in the John Rylands Library in Manchester. (photo: Richard Symonds, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons)

Fasting and Lenten Movies (3/9/2019)

Jeannette DeMelo talks with Catholic writer Emily Stimpson Chapman about fasting during Lent. Also Deacon Steve Greydanus recommends some movies to watch during Lent.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis