This practice is based on biblical references to dust and ashes as symbols of penance ... Many Christians observe Ash ...

Easter is an important day for those of the Christian faith. It can fall on a different date from year to year, depending on the moon cycle.

Easter is on Sunday, April 20 this year. Last year, it was in March. The reason it changes relates to a full moon.

Beyond the obvious signs of lying, you pick up on dishonesty through subtle shifts in energy or tiny incongruencies others ...

Epiphany Mall, the name for the Lenten transformation of the parish hall at Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church in ...

“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...

Today, Catholics mark the beginning of Lent. All the masses ... From Sirach, Joel, even the Psalms, we find a complete picture of what the symbol means. Dust does not mean destruction. It reminds us ...

the beginning of the 40 days of penance is marked with the austere symbol of ashes, which are used in the liturgy of Ash Wednesday. The use of ashes is a survival from an ancient rite according to ...

There is no evidence in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament of foxes’ being symbols of wiliness and cunning ... powerless. This does yield a meaning that is true to biblical tradition, and corresponds to ...