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On Not Taking Lent out on Our Bodies

One year, when I started attending a church that held an Ash Wednesday service, I decided to keep a Christian tradition of fasting …

If you’re busy organizing children’s, youth, adult, or parish-wide programs for Lent and Holy Week, we’ve got you. We have …

February is Black History Month in the U.S., and the theme for 2023 is “Black Resistance.” According to the “2023 Black History …

Greetings, Building Faith readers! Today I am departing from our typical publication formats to share some news, thanksgivings, …

You agreed in a pre-pageant haze to take over this year's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Lent seemed so far away. Now it's around …

Advent formation is underway. Lent is on the horizon. But what are formation leaders to make of the season between them?The season …

On January 6, we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. We retell the story in Matthew's gospel of the Magi arriving in Bethlehem and …

I was recently in a group discussion where the leader asked, "Do you practice what you preach?" This is a fair question and a good …

Six months after being widowed at the age of 61, I heard God’s voice calling me to move from sadness to joy. I realized that all …

You are invited to join in a multimedia meditation for a moment of "hush in the rush" this Advent season. The Center for Christian …