S. Eliot poem “The Waste Land” that may evoke the Book of Genesis. It certainly captures the message of Ash Wednesday. Published in 1922, Eliot’s modernist poem laments the spiritual poverty ...

Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn of Christian dates. It's the start of a weekslong period for the faithful called Lent that comes ahead of one of the most joyous of Christian holidays ...

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 ...

That’s a problem because in the Gospel reading for a day as important in the liturgical calendar as today is, being Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, Jesus basically begs his disciples ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, was introduced to the Philippines over 500 years ago with the arrival of Spanish missionaries. Filipino Catholics traditionally attend Mass to receive ashes ...

The Brooklyn-based author spent 25 years at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. But even behind bars, he always knew he was destined for great ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday 2025, which falls on March 5 this year, marks the official beginning of the Christian season of Lent, which culminates with Easter on ...

The deaths come amid a wildcat strike at 38 of New York’s 42 state prisons, including Sing Sing Correctional Facility. OSSINING ‒ Two men incarcerated at Sing Sing have died in the last week ...

Submitted photo / John Slanina Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association member Bill D’Avignon during the boiling sap portion of the maple syrup process at the Rocky Ridge Sugar House in Mill Creek ...

Ash Wednesday begins the holy season of Lent, which is structured to spiritually prepare to walk with the Lord through his passion and celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Below are 10 ...