The liturgy of Ash Wednesday has come to tell us something new about time, our time, and to invite us into a new ...

The Christian world today begins a 40-day period of praying, fasting, arms-giving and self-denial with Ash Wednesday. This ...

Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust. That’s the meaning of Ash Wednesday. Today, like the prophets ...

and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19) or "Repent and believe in the Gospel" (Mark 1:15). Ash Wednesday serves as a reminder of human mortality and the need for spiritual renewal.

The Church gives us the holy season of Lent each year to help us to step back, to slow down and take stock of our lives.

During Ash Wednesday, many Christians attend special church services, where they receive ashes on their foreheads. This act is accompanied by the phrase, 'From dust you came and from dust you will ...

Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term ...

An important day in the life of the Christian liturgical calendar is Ash Wednesday, which is this Wednesday, March 5. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is the forty-day journey “in the ...

Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

Ash Wednesday is today ... During the ceremony of receiving ashes, the minister says "From dust you came, and to dust you will return," reminding believers of their mortality and need for ...

and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance for one's sins and a renewed commitment to God. For many Christians, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting, as well as abstaining from ...