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Ash Wednesday: The wake-up call of the Church

“Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.”"Remember O man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return....

Ten innovative things to give up for Lent

The season of Lent is upon us and beginning on Ash Wednesday it is traditional to sacrifice something you enjoy during the forty day leading up to...

Fill up on Fat Tuesday: Lent begins on Ash Wednesday

Fat Tuesday is here! Tuesday, February 21, 2012 is the final day of the Mardi Carnival season; so eat well and full because tomorrow begins the...

Lent: Making it meaningful

Unless you’re more dedicated than most, Lent will pass you by with no real tread marks of change left upon you or your life. In today’s...

Without the ashes, would they know?

I left noon Mass today, ashes on forehead, and drove home. My usual custom of washing my face was interrupted by the phone ringing, and after that,...

20,000 Catholics form human cross in the Philippines (video)

In the predominately Roman Catholic country today, more than 20,000 Filipinos marked the beginning of Lent by making what may be a world record for...