Pastor Heidi Holst places a cross of ashes on Becky Brown’s forehead in an Ash Wednesday service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The ashes are a reminder of the words, “Remember you are dust and unto ...

The trick to a meaningful Lent, wise folks will tell you, is to choose something small and nurturing to bring into your life.

Ash Wednesday occurred earlier this week and it marks the first day of Lent. The Christian church set this date in the fourth century by counting back 40 days from ...

Ash Wednesday beings the Lenten season and some of our local neighbors are praying for Pope Francis and his health.

Grace Lutheran Church in Long Beach continued its tradition of offering ashes to go on Ash Wednesday. This year, the event ...

Lent began with Ash Wednesday, which kept many local churches and parishes busy with events throughout the day. Before Our Lady of Peace Parish's noon service in Father John Keehner said he had a busy ...

Image Courtesy of Statesman Journal By Zachary Lichter This year, March 5 marked the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday.

Fasting during Lent represents one of Christianity's most profound spiritual disciplines, with roots extending deep into ...

For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the ...

Nearly 150 U.S. military personnel, patients, hospital staff and others gathered in Memorial Auditorium for the noon Mass.

As it has done for the last several years, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin has offered Christians a unique way ...

The Kansas City Chiefs suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Philadelphi Eagles, losing Super Bowl LIX, 40-22.