Lent, Martin Smith writes, “is about the freedom which is gained only through exposure to the truth.” Ash Wednesday invites us to enter into the season of Lent, acknowledge and ...

Lent is a religious observation that many Christians around the world follow. Although the start date may vary slightly among different denominations, the focus remains on Jesus’ sacrifice on ...

For many Catholics and Christians, Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent and the Easter season next week. Here's what Ash Wednesday is, why Lent is 40 days.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, will celebrate two Masses on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at St.

Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The day signals the beginning of Lent, a period Roman Catholics participate ...

Mardi Gras came once again to Fairplay, one of the mountain town’s much-anticipated winter events. Six years in the running, ...

You may have heard the word before, but no one has ever explained to you what it means. Lent is a season of the Christian ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, and self-discipline for Christians leading ...

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, will lead two Ash Wednesday Masses on March 5 at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral ...

Lutheran Church of Our Father, 3304 Groometown Road, Greensboro, will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake supper on March ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in ...

Wednesday, March 5, is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. Considered a holy day, ashes are imposed on the forehead in the form of a cross with the spoken words, “Remember ...