Fasting in spirituality is the practice of abstaining from food, drink, or certain activities for a set period to deepen one’s connection with the divine, purify the mind and body, and enhance ...

Imagine a time of year when millions of people around the world wake before dawn to nourish their bodies, only to abstain ...

The Catholic Church has a series of practices and traditions that mark the liturgical calendar and guide the spiritual life of its faithful. Among these are fasting and abstinence during Lent, the ...

Texas is home to hundreds of thousands of Islamic people. According to Texas Monthly, Texas houses nearly 500,000 Muslims in the state. Muslims in Texas, along with millions of other Muslims across ...

Like the Christian West, the various Eastern rites of the Church observe the weeks before Christmas with spiritual preparation and prayer. In Western Christianity this is called Advent — a word ...