Happy Valentine's Day, it's Ash Wednesday! When does Lent start? Can I eat meat today?
Ash Wednesday - the start of Easter Lent season for Christians - falls on Valentine's Day in 2024. What does it mean? Why ...
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COLUMN: Lent is a time for self-reflection, being honest with ourselves
Many Christian churches, or denominations, are in the season of Lent. But what is Lent anyway? Many of us are familiar with the “season” of Christmas, which is also a name of a season of the ...
WORDS FOR LIVING: Why do we celebrate Ash Wednesday?
Most people know that some Christian churches put ashes on the forehead of those coming on Ash Wednesday. Why do we do this? The older formula for applying ashes was, “Remember that you are dust, ...