Readings: Joel 2:12-18 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 There is a line in the T. S. Eliot poem “The Waste Land” that may evoke the Book of Genesis. It certainly captures the message of Ash ...

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of preparation ...

Today marks Ash Wednesday, the day when Catholics around the globe kick off a 46-day period of fasting leading up to Easter ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday tends ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

ST. LOUIS — Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the time leading up to Holy Week and Easter Sunday. This year it falls on March 5. Some St. Louis area churches are offering drive-thru ash ...

It's time for the faithful to receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads and begin a 40-day period of ...