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A time for change
The Season of Lent, associated with the lengthening of the days and the coming of spring, has begun. This period of 40 days, not counting Sundays, precedes Easter, and it is a period of preparation for that special day that is observed in one way or...Tags: Ash Wednesday, Easter, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Mardi Gras 2013 shifts into high gear with Fat Tuesday in New Orleans
FrameworkOvercast skies and the threat of rain couldn't dampen the revelry of Mardi Gras in New Orleans as parades took to the streets Tuesday, showering costumed merrymakers with trinkets of all kinds. The parades began around dawn, led by clarinetist Pete... -
St. Mark's Episcopal Church plans Lenten concert Sunday
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lappans offers Evensong and a Concert for the First Sunday in Lent at 5 p.m. in the St. Mark’s Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, just off Sharpsburg Pike. The Washington Cappella Antiqva, a small...Tags: Anglicanism, Entertainment, Washington, DC, Music, Religion and Belief
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2013 Rio Carnival
FrameworkRio Carnival is a wild 4 day celebration, 40 days before Easter. It officially starts on Saturday and finishes on Fat Tuesday with the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. There are carnival celebrations in virtually every corner of Brazil, the best-... -
Brey's light touch key for Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — During a timeout with 33 seconds left in regulation in Notre Dame's 82-78 overtime victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, coach Mike Brey noticed an unwelcome guest in the Irish huddle: self-pity. It took a seat between fatigue...Tags: Ash Wednesday, ESPN (tv network), Jack Cooley, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, DePaul Blue Demons
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Lenten observers take their Ashes to Go
Leta Dunham got her breakfast order to go at a Roland Avenue Starbucks Wednesday morning: a grande triple skim latte in her cup and, on her forehead, an ashen reminder that we are all destined to become dust. Dunham was among Ash Wednesday observers who...
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Epiphany, Methodist
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Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday
Daily American Staff PhotographerConnie Bowers of Somerset receives the sign of the cross from the Rev. Harry Sherry while the Rev. Dale Shunk attends to other worshippers at the Somerset Area Ministries Lenten service at First United Methodist Church in Somerset. Christians locally...Tags: Ash Wednesday
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Pope's resignation, 'a generous act,' could transform Vatican
Pleading exhaustion, Pope Benedict XVI broke a 600-year taboo this week in announcing that he would resign as leader of the Roman Catholic Church and live out the rest of his life in prayer and contemplation. It could change the profile of the papacy...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, The Pope, Roman Catholicism, Georgetown, Religious Festivals
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Some mark Ash Wednesday with drive-thru church stop
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Some people in the Detroit area are marking the first day of Lent with a drive-thru stop at church. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/WJ3feM ) the Rev. June Marshall Smith of the Novi United Methodist Church took ashes...Tags: Ash Wednesday, Religious Festivals
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Ashes to Go at Laurel MARC station
In a new twist on a centuries-old tradition, the Rev. Sheila McJilton of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church offered Ashes to Go at the Laurel MARC station during the morning commute on Ash Wednesday. "Ashes to Go is a way to bring the presence of God...Tags: Anglicanism, Ash Wednesday, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Ash Monday? Observing the holiday a little early
WDBJ7 ReporterChristians across the world are celebrating Ash Wednesday today. The holiday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40 day period where many Christians examine and rededicate their faith. Normally, it's a day of prayer, but some churches have nothing but...Tags: Ash Wednesday
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Ashes: They aren't just for Catholics (or male bishops)
In Pittsburgh, where I was born and lived for most of my life, Ash Wednesday was a powerful reminder of just how Catholic that city was. On the first day of Lent, downtown streets and office buildings teemed with people with dusky foreheads, a kind of...
Tags: Anglicanism, Ash Wednesday, Roman Catholicism, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition
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