Commentary · Culture For Subscribers This Lent: Pray, Fast, and Watch Movies By Kevin Thomas February 20, 2018 · 2:39 PM EST · Updated January 20, 2025 8:24 PM · 3 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Welcome to Lent. It's a time that brings out, as one young priest told me, all the A&P Catholics. Ashes and palms. Welcome to Lent. It's a time that brings out, as one young priest told me, all the A&P Catholics. Ashes and palms.… Advertisement Read Next Why Should Young People Pay Massachusetts Prices When They Can Live in New Hampshire? Dear Apple, I Hate Your New AI Assistant Trump Asked Voters To Put Him On The Ballot. They Did. Boston Public Schools Have A Results Problem, Not A Money Problem