Mardi Gras gets a lot of (well-deserved) hype, but when the parades are over, many in Louisiana immediately enter a less-discussed season: Lent. Lent is 40 days of fasting, almsgiving and prayer.

Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent on March 5, involves fasting, repentance, and spiritual reflection for Christians. Believers attend church services, receiving ashes on their foreheads as ...

As the liturgical season of Lent enters its first full week, it is a time to adjust one's routine to be in a better place spiritually during the 40 days of the Lenten season, according to Pastor ...