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Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday - Days of Repentance and Self-Ex…
Directions To Heaven | July 24th 2008 by LK
By Dr. Elizabeth MenonShrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday have been celebrated way back in AD 900, as days of penitence, a time for repentance and self-examination. One gets to see Valentine Day cards displayed in the shops even before the Christmas and read more
Is Flashing at Mardi Gras Immoral?
Sara Ferguson | June 27th 2008 by Sara East
Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”. Falling on the last day before Ash Wednesday it concludes Carnival. Carnival is the festival season which starts twelve days after Christmas on Twelfth Night (January 6th). There are three cities in read more
…Royal Shrovetide Football is my new favorite sport?
Didn't You Hear | May 30th 2008 by Cory OBrien
Each year, the English town of Ashbourne gathers during Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday for a sport with one simple rule: Don’t kill anyone. To divide up the teams, the townspeople simply group up based on where they were born. Those born north of read more
What is Ash Wednesday?
An Easter Rose | March 27th 2008 by kathy grimm
ASH-WEDNESDAY; the first of Lent. It is so called from the custom observed in the ancient church, of penitents expressing their humiliation at this time by appearing in sackcloth and ashes. But it is not certain that this was always done precisely on read more
The Original Cowboy came from Way Way out West - and Down Under a…
Priya Thomas Records | March 15th 2008 by priya thomas records
i'm writing this down cos as a matter of record, just don't want to forget that Garry Grey called from the south of France last night. I mean, i think he was sort of out of his head, but we spoke for an hour and some about agricultural/pharmaceutical read more
Religious Easter Day History
Happy Holidays | February 27th 2008
Before the Easter baskets are found, before the Easter chocolates are devoured, and before Easter ecards are sent, I want to make sure you all focus on what the season really means. It’s actually late for this short lesson in Easter day history, read more
Ezekiel 16…
City of Perpetual Light(s) | February 11th 2008 by J. South
I wrote an essay on Ezekiel 16, and it’s been posted on the site for a few days now. I didn’t announce it, but I think that it fits well with Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season. Tonight, I wrote a song to go along with the chapter. The read more
Do not come forward if you are not sincere.
Gay Christians.org | February 10th 2008 by Chuva Chienes
That was what the missal had written all over it when I went to Mass on Ash Wednesday. It has become a tradition among co-workers to break out for lunch during Ash Wednesday and go to Mass. There are several Italians and Irish at work who are faithf read more
Weird but True
Ramblin' with Roger | February 10th 2008 by Roger Green
And all happening this past week:Monday or Tuesday night, my wife was having trouble with my home computer, so I checked it out. When she typed in a URL, it would come in backwards. So www.aol.com would show up as moc.loa.www - and, BTW, it didn't read more
What a surprise! Huckabee surprises the pundits!
Marketing Conversation | February 7th 2008 by Chris Abraham
Disclosure: I’m a somewhat lapsed cafeteria style Catholic who forgot that yesterday was Ash Wednesday. I’m writing this post based on cultural trends I see in our society, the often monolithic viewpoint of marketers and the media, and read more
Creme eggs on Ash Wednesday
Radio Clare | February 7th 2008 by Radio
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and I ate a creme egg. That seems to me to be the height of secular decadence. The Catholic part of me is trying to convince the heathen part of me that it was just an unfortunate accident. The heathen part of me knows read more
Ash Wednesday…
City of Perpetual Light(s) | February 7th 2008 by J. South
It has struck me tonight, as I process the events of another Ash Wednesday, that the cross we took up today is one of ashes, and it is relatively inconsequential compared to the cross of Christ. The hope then of Ash Wednesday is that the Holy Spiri read more
Being Christian, Not Just Looking Christian
Better Living: Thoughts from Mark Daniels | February 6th 2008
[This sermon was shared at Ash Wednesday worship at Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, earlier this evening.]Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21True story: Years ago, the B-List movie star Fernando Lamas was guest hosting a TV talk show. He introduced hi read more
2008 Lenten Read-a-Thon Day 1: Ash Wednesday
The Sci Fi Catholic | February 6th 2008 by D. G. D. Davidson
"I have come to chew bubblegum and to get ash, and the priest doesn't like it when I chew bubblegum."--Snuffles the Dragon, overheard at Ash Wednesday MassIt aint' over til the Against Apion sings.New Complete Works of Josephus, translated by William read more
Reality of Lent
Pushing the Envelope | February 6th 2008 by John Stuart
The Democrat turnout yesterday was phenomenal......if that repeats itself in November, there's going to be a landslide. Maybe Republicans should burn their playbook now. read more
I'm going to go nuts! No TV During Lent!
People Power Granny | February 6th 2008 by People Power Granny
I'm taking a big leap of faith and hope here. As many of you may know, today is Ash Wednesday, a solemn day in our Christian tradition that reminds us to fast, pray and give alms.I haven't much money to give alms, but maybe if I don't watch TV for t read more
2008 Chinese New Year/ Ash Wednesday
Yhoven's Tavern | February 6th 2008 by Earl
Kung Hei Fat Choi everyone! This is the Year of the Earth Rat! Happy Chinese New Year to you all and with Ash Wednesday:Chinese Catholics exempted from fasting on Ash Wednesday Members of the Chinese Catholic community in Manila have been exempted read more
Year of the Earth Rat and Ash Wednesday
Kikay Thoughts | February 6th 2008 by Catherine M. Bolodo
Today would be the start of a promising year according to Chinese astrology. I was born in the Year of the Dragon and according to all the predictions I hear on TV (I hear because I don't actually watch, I just "listen" to the TV while doing somethin read more
Forty Days to the Easter Bunny!
Must be the Humidity | February 6th 2008 by Sherman Hemsley
Did you freak out when you came across your first "bruised head" yesterday.. before you realized it was really just Ash Wednesday? Well it was, and for the first time in over ten years, I went to the Mt. Carmel Cathedral morning mass to have myself a read more
Some more thoughts regarding Ash Wednesday and foreheads
Civilization and its Discotheques | February 6th 2008 by natty adams
As the day has progressed and I’ve seen a few more people with smudgy foreheads, some more thoughts on Ash Wednesday occur to me. I am reminded of another religious ritual (in close English alphabetical proximity to the first) involving marking of read more
Ash Wednesday Set List
CECWorship | February 6th 2008 by Joel Klampert
There is a Redeemer - D (Kieth Green) Who Am I - G (Casting Crowns) Hungry - C (Katherine Scott) Nothing Without You - C (Bebo Norman) Draw me Close to You - G/F Enough - G/F (Tomlin) what are you doing? Do you observe Ash Wednesday and Lent? Great read more
L4/4 Piece of (burnt) cake
Bishop Alan's Blog | February 6th 2008 by Alan Wilson
4. Say Sorry to SomeoneSir Elton John says it’s a sad, sad situation, but sorry seems to be the hardest word. Don’t know what the gentleman means. I’ve said sorry 11 times today, and it tripped off the tongue like I meant it — Sorry I was ten read more
Ash Wednesday
Chimping Ain't Easy | February 6th 2008 by Apolinar Fonseca
I was born and raised a Catholic but I am not a very good one. The only time I have been to mass the past few years has been when I have to cover Ash Wednesday. And most of the time I only try to get there for the ashes part instead of waiting around read more
Ash Wednesday
maeyonnaise.com | February 6th 2008 by maeyo
Last week, I was actually surprised when my mom, a lay minister, said that this Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday. What is Ash Wednesday? This is the day that marks the beginning of Lent. It is 40 days before Easter Sunday (Sundays not counted). read more
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Zydeco Fish | February 6th 2008
WednesdayI had no idea that today is Ash Wednesday, until I read about it elsewhere. Even though a friend's status on Facebook indicated he was having pancakes for dinner on Tuesday, I didn't clue in. Clearly, I am not religious. But, I did a quic read more
Random Thoughts on the Eve of the Year of the Rat
An Investment Banker's Take On Life | February 6th 2008 by Cesar L. Magnaye
Days like today are rare, when so many people across different cultures find themselves drawn to a unifying collective activity. For Western Christians, today is Ash Wednesday, which ushers in their 40-day Lenten Season. For the Chinese, it is the ev read more
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