The holy penitential season of Lent is a time in which we seek to grow closer to Christ and His Passion, and we journey with Him through the Way of the Cross in order to prepare our hearts for the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Father Daniel Klimek explains why we're called not only to give up material luxuries, but also to give up our sin so that we may die and rise along with Christ and experience an inner conversion of heart.

Two heroes of our Catholic faith and our Marian religious community, Blessed Anthony Leszczewicz and Blessed George Kaszyra, lived and died as witnesses to Christ's love, offering their lives for others in a time of profound darkness and war. Father Thaddaeus Lancton, MIC, shares their powerful witness in the face of unimaginable sacrifice. Then hear the story of Harmel Academy in Kent County, Michigan, a unique community of young Catholic men who combine spiritual formation with hands-on trades education.

In Greek the word “martyr” means “witness,” but to what is a martyr witnessing? The martyr chooses to give witness to the reality of the good of God over the good of his own life. But is the shedding of blood what God really wants? Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains. Then meet Gene Zanetti and his apostolate called Spiritual Strength, which uses sports as a metaphor and platform to instill Catholic virtue.