What Did We Talk About When We Talked About Lent?

Palm Sunday 2025, which is celebrated on April 13, marks the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most important religious dates for Christians around the world. In addition to traditional processions and liturgical celebrations, many people ask themselves: what can be eaten during Holy Week? In this note we tell you what foods are allowed according to Catholic tradition, what days are abstinence and we give you ideas of typical dishes to enjoy wi…

After forty days commemorating both Moses ' forty days and forty nights and those of Christ's temptation in the wilderness, Christians will end Lent this week

What Did We Talk About When We Talked About Lent?

By John Kass April 13, 2025 Today is Palm Sunday for the Christian world. It is the beginning of Holy Week, and it builds to Easter Sunday, when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the time of new life in the world, the time trees are budding. In the Midwest, the magnolia trees are in bloom. It is the time of faith, but also, the time of questions. Years ago, when I was still working at “the paper,” I wrote an Easter column titl…