8 results
When does Lent really end?
Does abstinence from meat include byproducts of animals, such as eggs, cheese, and milk?
How should senior citizens observe fasting and abstinence during Lent?
Michelle Arnold
I received ashes on Ash Wednesday, but my two-year-old son did not. Instead he was given a blessing. Is this a new practice?
Michelle Arnold
Do practices of mortification represent a gnostic contempt for the body?
Is Lenten penance something voluntarily sought, or does it mean just accepting difficulties passively?
Terrye Newkirk
Which are the days of abstinence in Lent?
Terrye Newkirk
Should the Church be concerned about returning to abstinence on Fridays instead of helping people in need?

filter by Category

Liturgy
Prayer and Devotion
Seasons and Feasts

filter by Keyword

mortification

filter by Author

Michelle Arnold
Terrye Newkirk

"Catholic Answers Live came along early in my journey through RCIA two years ago, and has been a staple for my spiritual diet ever since."

~ Randall, Chandler, AZ
 

Q&A Newsletter

Not Peace But a Sword
Books and Audio in Digital Format
Ignatius Press

"Holy Father, now I believe."

~ Bishop Edward Fitzgerald of Little Rock, Arkansas; one of only two bishops at Vatican Council I who had opposed the definition of papal infallibility in the final vote; publicly acknowledging his acceptance of the truth thus defined.