Metanoia is deeper than repentance. It’s a wholesale turning around, a re-orientation of everything.

‘I don’t think I have the bandwidth this year. I’m just going to try to be a patient mom and get everyone through this.’

After a year in which we have already given up so much, one could be forgiven for asking: Do we really need to give up chocolate, too?

You’re not alone this Lent.

Journey with America’s editors as they reflect on scripture, prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

God’s forgiveness, offered also through our words and actions, enables us to experience an Easter of fraternity.