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.
Your favorite convert comes to the rescue with the basics for Lenten newbies and some words of comfort for the journey.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the day that Catholics and other Christians set aside to begin a season of reflection, repentance, and preparation for Easter, the…
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…
Congratulations to all the Busted Halo readers who participated in our annual ash contest last week. This time you voted for the best, while the…
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…
The results are in. Each and every ash shot we recieved had a special style that was all its own. Some were big, some small,…
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…
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.…
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…
