When you’re deciding what to do for Lent, be childlike, not childish. Here’s what I mean. When someone argues “Don’t just give up chocolate for Lent” they are using shorthand for the ...

The 40 days leading up to Easter, known as Lent, are a time of restriction for many. If you’re thinking of giving up chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, or meat—some of the most popular sacrifices ...

Alexis Alvarez's grandmother, Magali, observes Lent. Every year, when the season arrives, Alvarez says her grandma gives up sweets — specifically chocolate.

During this time of charity, prayer and fasting for many, people who observe Lent also choose abstinence as a way to mark the weeks leading up to Easter. Giving up chocolate is a classic example.

What is Lent? Do I have to give up chocolate, or drinking? Why do people have ashes on their foreheads? For 40 days, millions of Catholics and members of some other Christian denominations around ...

I've tried to give up something every year for Lent. Sometimes — like when I tried giving up chocolate — my commitment has been short-lived. A few years ago I gave up giving advice to my ...

Not sure what you should be giving up this year for the 40 days of Lent? Curious what you can cook or order up during those meatless Fridays? Wondering where this holiday even originated from?

Other examples of things Christians give up for lent are swearing and social media ... It can be something small like eating chocolate or it can be more serious sacrifices." ...

After all, Lent is a purposeful 40-day period of sacrifice ... N.T. Wright 2. "When people give up chocolate or meat or ...

What gives? Many people give up candy for Lent, but Valentine’s Day is the biggest chocolate gift-giving day of the year. Before 2018, the two holidays hadn’t fallen on the same day since 1945.

The dominant theme was denial — Lent was about giving something up, things like chocolate, cheese, or coffee. It was a time to abstain from shopping or social media or swearing. It often felt ...

A basic staple people give up for Lent is chocolate. But that may change this year since Ash Wednesday is the same as Valentine’s Day and many people give chocolate on Valentine’s. The Rev ...