The cars roll up to Christ Church in Ridgewood and snake around the block, waiting for their turn at the drive-thru. Then Rev. Tom Matthews, the church rector, emerges to perform the ancient, annual ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday Feb. 18 this year and will mark the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Lent is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with ...

T.R. Reid’s “Ash Wednesday and our Shared Dust” (Houses of Worship, Feb. 13) expresses the seeming contradiction between wearing ashes in public on Ash Wednesday and Jesus’ admonition not to display ...

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Like most Americans, I’ve grown a little relaxed about church attendance. Some Sundays I get up and go to Mass. Other Sundays I sit around reading the papers or head out to the ski slopes. And I don’t ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christians. In 2026, Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 18, and Lent ends on April 2. The ashes, made from the previous year's palms, symbolize ...

Mr. Beha is the author of the forthcoming book “Why I Am Not an Atheist.” Next week marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day liturgical season leading up to Holy Thursday. On Ash Wednesday, I’ll join ...

Since the times of ancient Rome, some Christians have been wearing a smudge of ashes on their foreheads every year during the Day of Ashes, also known as Ash Wednesday. Churches around the world ...

The Easter season is fast approaching, and for Christians, it begins with a focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to the holiday the faithful believe celebrates the resurrection of Jesus ...

It's time for Christians around the world to start preparing for Easter. Soon, you will see Catholics with a black smudge on their forehead. The smudge will resemble a cross, at best, or a rectangle ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Things appear to be in shambles at the California-based developer Intrepid Studios. Game director Steven Sharif resigned at the end of January "in ...