For Lent, Newt to give up dessert, Callista her 'opinion', but not McDonald's

May we make a suggestion of a new type of Lent, to suit modern times? A global, economic lent. This year the financial crisis is 5 years old. The entire global event has been spawned from greed and wanting more and more tempting food from the larder of

“Lent is a very important season for the Christians. For us, lent is the time of intensive prayer, more prayer than usual, it is a time of denying ourselves a few things so that we can become more disciplined in our life styles,

So this year, I am waking up at 5 a.m. each day during Lent. It might sound too simple, but for me it's a real sacrifice. I am usually up by 6:30 or so, and that is enough to get up and around before the kids go to school and I go to

By Rene Lynch Many people pick something really hard to give up for Lent — such as chocolate or cigarettes — and spend the next 40 days hating the process or hating themselves when they fall off the wagon. We asked Father Ryan Wayne Erlenbush,

By Jennifer Mastroianni The holy season of Lent begins today, and I can't help but wonder: Is there a special place in heaven for fry guys? That's because the volunteers who run the hot oil fryers at Lenten fish fries truly are a special breed of folk.