Lent

Read this Lenten prayers for desire and longing.

A Cigarette at Midnight: Lenten Thoughts on Desire

Understand the true meaning of Lent by reading this ultimate guide.

Lenten Bundle: What You Need for the Next 40 Days

Learn how to fast for God this Lenten season by reading this.

3 Ways to Make Lent Less About Dieting and More About God

Even if you find yourself saying 'I suck at Lent,' read why you can and should still celebrate Easter.

Didn’t Do Lent? You Can Still Celebrate Easter

Whip out this vegan nachos recipe for your Meatless Friday.

Meatless Friday Recipe: Vegan Nachos

Meatless Friday Recipe: Enchilada Casserole 1

Meatless Friday Recipe: Enchilada Casserole

Try this vegan lasagna recipe for your Meatless Friday.

Meatless Friday Recipe: Vegan Lasagna

Enjoy this tortilla de patatas recipe for meatless Friday.

Meatless Friday Recipe: Tortilla de Patatas

Taking a break from social media can feel like you're disconnecting yourself from the world, but it may be the perfect opportunity and discernment in order to move forward with your life.

Why I’m Re-Thinking Social Media During Lent

Try this delicious garlic butter ramen noodles recipe.

Meatless Friday Recipe: Garlic Butter Ramen Noodles

Try this lemon garlic shrimp pasta recipe for your meatless Friday during Lent.

Meatless Friday Recipe: Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Read about how this Lenten prayer practice changed this author for the better.

How a Daily Journaling Practice Transformed My Lent

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Meatless Friday Recipe: Tortellini Soup

Follow this simple practice to reverse burnout and recenter this Lent.

How I Reverse Burnout in 10 Minutes a Day

This author used Lent to begin coping with her anxiety. Read more.

Coping with Anxiety During the Lenten Season

Why 40 Days of Lent? Test your Catholic knowledge with this Lenten trivia.

Why 40 Days of Lent?

Why don't Catholics eat meat on Fridays during Lent? Test your Catholic knowledge with this Lenten trivia.

Why Don’t Catholics Eat Meat on Fridays During Lent?

What happens if you break your Lenten promise? Lent is supposed to be challenging. Here's what you can do.

What to Do to Stick with Lent for All 40 Days

When you're almsgiving on a budget, consider giving your time with these 7 volunteering opportunities.

7 Ideas for Almsgiving on a Budget

Try these meatless Lenten meals, especially if you're a carnivore craving meat.

A Carnivore’s Guide to Lenten Fridays

This author writes about the hidden value in delayed gratification.

How Self-Denial Transforms the Bachelor Life

This author shares how to strive for progress, not perfection, during the Lenten season.

This Lent, Strive for Improvement, not Perfection

Find out what could be the best things to give up for Lent based on your MBTI personality type.

What to Give Up for Lent, Based on Your MBTI

We at Grotto created this Ash Wednesday Spotify playlist inspired by the Lenten journey we're about to begin together.

Ash Wednesday Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

What are the fasting for Lent guidelines and how does abstinence during Lent work? We have your answers.

Quick Guide to Fasting and Abstinence During Lent

Download this free quote-a-day lenten reflection journal.

Free Download: Lenten Reflection Journal

Samantha Yee discusses why Holy Week is important.

Samantha Yee Talks on the Importance of Holy Week

Have you been to Catholic Mass during Holy Week recently? Here's why it's anything but boring.

Why Mass During Holy Week is Anything but ‘Boring’

Here's what we're focusing on this last week of Lent to get us to the Easter celebration!

Fr. Jamie Talks About the Final Push to Easter | #WhyWeLent

Read about the 4 things this author learned by giving up sugar for Lent.

4 Things I Learned from Giving Up Sugar this Lent

Why do people go to confession during Lent? Watch why going to confession during the Lenten season reminds us of God's love.

Brian Rhude Talks About Confession During Lent | #WhyWeLent

Why do almsgiving during Lent? We have your answer.

Megan Black on Why We Do Almsgiving | #WhyWeLent

Read how giving time to those on the margins as Catholic almsgiving reveals something sacred in each of us.

Almsgiving Reveals Something Sacred in All of Us

Read this reflective narrative about Lent forgiveness.

“4 Knuckleheads, a Microwave, and Forgiveness”

Pat Flynn poses the Lent challenge to go all in and stick it out these last 3 weeks. Can you?

Pat Flynn Talks About Going All In | #WhyWeLent

What's the purpose of lent? Here's why it's not self-improvement.

Why Lent is Not a Self-Improvement Plan

This author learned 3 valuable lessons from 8 minutes of silent Catholic prayer.

3 Lessons Learned from 8 Minutes of Daily Silence

Lent is a season of meaningful change — read more here.

Erica Tighe Campbell Talks About Lent as a Season of Meaningful Change | #WhyWeLent

Watch why the Knights of Columbus put on Lenten fish fries throughout the season of Lent.

Fish Fries: A Famous Lenten Tradition with Real Impact

What does Catholic freedom look like? And what does Lent have to do with it?

Jonathan Blevins Talks About Freedom in Lent | #WhyWeLent

If you've slipped up and ended up breaking your Lenten promise, it's ok. Here's what to do.

Ali Hoffman Talks About Breaking Lenten Resolutions | #WhyWeLent

Here's an idea for almsgiving during Lent: donate to CRS and make a global impact.

How to Make an Impact with Your Lenten Almsgiving

Here's what you can do when Lent is getting hard.

Katie Waldow Talks About Offering It Up | #WhyWeLent

Why do we observe the 3 basic Lent practices as Catholics? Watch why.

Isaac Huss Breaks Down the 3 Lenten Basics | #WhyWeLent

Why can't you eat meat during Lent? Here are 3 reasons Catholics observe this practice.

Jonathan Lewis Talks About Avoiding Meat | #WhyWeLent

Celilia Jean Pappas Talks About Why We Fast | #WhyWeLent

Cecilia Jean Pappas Talks About Why We Fast | #WhyWeLent

Try one of these creative things to give up for Lent if you're looking to get more out of fasting this season.

3 Creative Ideas for Giving Something Up This Lent

Wondering what is almsgiving and how you even do it? We've got the breakdown.

How to Add Almsgiving to Your Lent This Year

This Spotify playlist for Lent invites you to reflect on your Lenten journey in preparing for Easter.

Spotify Playlist for Your Lenten Journey | #GrottoMusic

Follow this advice to figure out what to give up for Lent in college.

What To Give Up for Lent: College Edition

Download these free Lenten wallpapers for your phone and desktop.

Free Download: Lenten Wallpapers for Phone and Desktop

Sr. Theresa Aletheia Talks About Memento Mori | #WhyWeLent

Sr. Theresa Aletheia Talks About Memento Mori | #WhyWeLent

If you're going back to Ash Wednesday Mass, here are 3 things to pay attention to.

3 Things to Notice at Mass on Ash Wednesday

During this Lent season 2019, find out #WhyWeLent and walk with us.

#WhyWeLent | Lent 2019

Why do we give up something for Lent? Learn why and how you can better integrate the Lenten practices to make it matter to you.

One Way to Have a More Meaningful Lent This Year

We need to understand the history of Lent if we're wondering what Lent really is and why it matters.

The History of Lent and Why It Matters

Read about these Fat Tuesday traditions from around the world.

5 Fat Tuesday Traditions That Aren’t from NOLA

Holy Week is Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday. Use this Spotify playlist, inspired by Christ's last week, to reflect during Holy Week 2018.

Holy Week Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Grotto Network presents Stations of the Cross: Encounters Along the Way.

Stations of the Cross

Share in Pope Francis's message of hope this Lent.

Pope Francis’s Message of Lenten Hope

Read why this author now chooses what to do during Lent based on how disoriented it'll leave him.

Why I’m Actually Excited About Lent This Year

Try one of these meatless Lent recipes from CRS.

Lenten Recipes to Show Solidarity

Read Pope Francis's Ash Wednesday 2018 homily.

Pope Francis’s Ash Wednesday Homily

What is Ash Wednesday? Do you know the answers to this Catholic Lenten trivia?

What is Ash Wednesday? Catholic Trivia

What is Lent? Quiz yourself with this Lenten trivia.

What is Lent? Catholic Trivia

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Find out how using humor to cope can help you see laughter as a promise and source of hope.

The Promise of “One Day, You’ll Laugh About This”

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5 French Clothing Staples for a Très Chic Look

Have a laugh, on us. Check out the Grotto team's favorite funny videos.

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Join Jane and Mike as they discuss how to find your personal style with an expert.

How Do You Find Your Personal and Professional Style?

Find out more about Our Lady of Sorrows and listen to this playlist inspired by her.

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Spotify Playlist | #GrottoMusic

Learn how Noah realizes that laughter is the best medicine while dealing with an autoimmune disorder.

The Healing Power of Laughter