Ash Wednesday & Lent In Two Minutes

Looking for a quick way to explain Ash Wednesday to your friends? Look no further than Busted Halo’s two-minute video that describes the day which begins the season of Lent, and why Catholics and many Christians receive ashes on their foreheads.

What’s With the Ash?

Every year on Ash Wednesday, Catholic churches are filled with people receiving ashes. More people attend church on this day than on any other throughout…

Show Us Your Ash 2011

It’s a seasonal hazard — you decide to stop by church on Ash Wednesday to get the obligatory ashes on your forehead. You get in…

What is Ash Wednesday?

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, a 40 day period of repentance when Catholics (and some Protestant denominations) take time to remind themselves that…

Ash Wednesday

Return to the Lent calendar. At the start of Lent, we take time to remind ourselves that life indeed is limited: that we will die.…

Show Us Your Ash

It’s an experience that any Catholic will understand. You decide that you’d like to stop by church on Ash Wednesday to get the obligatory ashes…