As this is a day of mourning, Catholics should, if possible, refrain from work and participate in the liturgy. The Church also teaches that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence.

For Catholics, it’s seeing the past ... (After making a good confession, you just may find yourself wanting to give the waitress a bigger tip. It’s a win/win.) 7. Fasting and abstinence Try life in ...

Three times in the fourth quarter, Norfolk Catholic junior Sidonia Wattier stepped up to the free-throw line with a chance to ...

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter ... and his prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. On Good Friday, we reflect on Jesus' crucifixion and his sacrifice as payment for ...

We tried and it didn’t look very good. “But as we got going ... Reedsville led 29-21 at the half before St. Mary Catholic battled back. The Zephyrs were led by Luke Fairweather with 20 ...

Catastrophe struck on Jan. 12, a snowy Friday night. Although snug and safe ... Because noise makes news and tragedy travels fast, the plight and heartbreak of the Baker Nine became something ...

Friday night at Brookville ... They’re doing a really good job for where we are and I’m happy for them.” Losses to Marion Center and Punxsutawney last weekend, along with earlier setbacks ...

The year 2025 is a Year of Jubilee: an event held every quarter-century that calls Catholics around the world ... introduced a new option: a call to fast from the internet and social media.

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in ...