Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Ash Wednesday published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 141
» View wsbtradio.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-12
•
Next >
-
On Faith: The meaning of Lent
This week some of us wore dark smudges on our foreheads. Maybe you were one of us. Smudge wearers grow less each decade. Even many of those who share Christ's name graciously decline to wear smudge marks. The smudge, of course, is ash from Ash...Tags: Mardi Gras, Lent, Cancer, Easter, Religious Festivals
-
Ash Wednesday Storm: More memories
I received a piece of clarification on one of the photos used with yesterday's retrospective of the Ash Wednesday Storm that I found interesting.
As one reader remembers it, the "motel" shown above was perhaps a forebear of the condominium towers that...Tags: Ocean City
-
Letters to the Editor - March 8
Cartoon on Ash Wednesday was distasteful at best To the editor: In talking with our family and friends about the Opinion page cartoon on Feb. 22, reactions ranged from “confusing” to “very distasteful.” To whoever created this,...Tags: Public Officials, Lent, Health, Government, Wars and Interventions
-
When Allentown lent a helping hand
In March 1962, a terrible Nor'easter dubbed the Ash Wednesday Storm churned up the East Coast and devastated hundreds of miles of shoreline, including my favorite shore spot, Ocean City, N.J.
That pretty place and other New Jersey resort areas took an...Tags: Documentary (genre), Walt Whitman, Radio Industry, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Entertainment
-
Pastor Rick Warren on ‘This Week’; Cardinal Timothy Dolan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich visits "Fox News Sunday," which airs at 9 a.m. on WOFL-Channel 35. Other guests are Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The panel will be Brit Hume, Mara Liasson, Steve Hayes of The Weekly... -
Girl Scouts promote homosexuality and abortion, lawmaker says
Girl Scouts are dangerous -- and not just to your diet. At least that's what Indiana lawmaker Bob Morris says. He has labeled the Girls Scouts of America a radical organization that promotes homosexuality and abortion and is out to destroy American...Tags: Ceremonies, Facebook, Social Organizations, Arts and Culture, Lent
-
Lent: An opportunity to better one's self
What is exactly is Lent? For many Christian churches, this Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period leading up to the celebration of Easter. Liturgical traditions, such as the Catholic and Lutheran, have long celebrated...Tags: Religious Texts, Lent, Bible, Easter, Religion and Belief
-
Local briefs: Feb. 20, 2012
City commission meeting Tuesday
The Winchester Board of Commissioners will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
Shearer school council to meet Tuesday
The Shearer Elementary School-based Decision-making Council will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the school...Tags: Lent, Easter, Religious Festivals
-
Iron Dog begins: 2,000 miles through frozen Alaska via snowmobile
The Iron Dog has begun. Yes, there is Alaska’s world-famous Iditarod race that runs each year from Anchorage to Nome, but those are mere dogs compared with this annual test of men, metal, ice and lunacy.
The world’s longest and most...Tags: Facebook, Los Angeles Times, Lent, Sarah Palin, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
-
Presidents Day 2012: Carter's raging rabbit, Reagan's bean trick
Presidents Day 2012 is a day to officially remember our first president, George Washington – cherry tree lore and all. But while we’re at it, let’s take a look at the lore of a few other American leaders. There’s plenty to be...Tags: White House, Democratic Party, Animals, Fishing, Google+
-
As Lent approaches, doughnut shop overflows with fastnachts
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comFastnacht Day is the one time of the year that Eldredge Henry visits Krumpe’s Do-Nuts in Hagerstown. “I’m diabetic,” the Greencastle, Pa., resident said Monday. “This is one day a year I allow myself to splurge.”...Tags: Doughnuts, Lent, Diabetes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
-
Fat Tuesday: Carbo loading begins ahead of Ash Wednesday, Lent
Fat Tuesday is your last hurrah, folks, so let the carbo loading begin. Fat Tuesday will give way to a more solemn occasion -- Ash Wednesday -- and then a 40-day period of self-sacrifice known as Lent.
Fat Tuesday, the English translation of the French...Tags: Facebook, Same-Sex Marriage, Lent, Mardi Gras, Google+
Feb 24, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Mar 7, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 8, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 3, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 6, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 22, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 19, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 20, 2012
|Story| Winchester Sun
Feb 20, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 20, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 20, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 20, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Ash Wednesday topic gallery.
