The Rev. Hannah Loughman and the Rev. Ryan Kobert believe in the importance of bringing the church to the people. The pastors ...

The ashes are meant to move our hearts heavenward.

THEY’LL BE DOING THIS UNTIL 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND THEN BOTH TRINITY EPISCOPAL AND SAINT JOHN’S LUTHERAN. THEY’LL BE DISTRIBUTING ASHES FROM 11 TO 1. AND ...

Ashes in the Bible serve as symbolic physical reminders of our short earthly lifespan compared to the heavenly eternity of ...

At Downey Medical Center, the hospital and staff are committed not only caring for the patient’s physical, emotional and ...

In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of religious leaders are forgoing the tradition of burning palms and instead buying ashes on the web. “Actually, the manufactured ones stick ...

As said by clergy at many graveside services, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” On Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are ashes — mortal — as actual ashes are placed on our foreheads as a ...

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin offered Christians a unique way to start the Lenten season by dispensing ashes via a drive-thru lane rather ...

Ash Wednesday – officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. During a Mass, a priest places the ashes ...

The holy day, also known as the Day of Ashes, has roots all the way back to the Middle Ages. While most commonly associated with the Roman Catholic Church, it is observed by many Western Christian ...