Fasting is hard because self-denial is hard (discipline), and overindulging is not rewarding (regret). It becomes a ...

I took a break from the feasting of the season to tidy up some deals. The drive was for business. I was the one behind the ...

In the late Middle Ages, Christianity was widespread in Europe and Christmas celebrations every December were the norm in ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

The celebration of the Nativity marks the end of 40 days of fasting ... true God.” Those gathered come forward to venerate the cross, greet the priest and each other. The 12 days of feasting ...

It brings God's intention on board ... Let us live it by thinking, feeling, praying, fasting, and feasting with the Church; aiming at renewing all things through Christ (Philippians 4:13).

On the off chance that you may be tired of reading about politics—in particular, about the chaos generated by the incoming president’s capricious choice of cabinet members, ranging from the ...

Christmas, a cherished time worldwide honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, brings its own magic to the Arab world. You might ...

“Nothing opens the heavens quite like the combination of increased purity, exact obedience, earnest seeking, daily feasting on the words of Christ ... Your prayers, fasting, time in the scriptures, ...

To be sure, there are many types of religious experience that recur across religious traditions: intense devotion and love of a particular god, severe asceticism, fasting and feasting at the beginning ...

Fasting doesn t twist God s arm; it realigns our heart with His and gets us back on track; it gives us wisdom and discernment for crucial issues ...