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Age-old Lent gets a 21st-century makeover

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(RNS) For Janis Galvin fasting for Lent has long meant saying no to candy for the 40 days before Easter. But when the season begins this year on March 9, it's apt to mean something more: walking when she'd rather drive, for instance, or turning the thermostat way down. G...

Topics: Culture, Science
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant, Judaism

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