Ash Wednesday Archives

Ash Wednesday

by Tim Bete | Aug 14, 2019 | Poetry, Spotlight | 0 |

This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Marjorie Maddox. Ash Wednesday Fingernails scrubbed clean as latrines in the army,...

Your plan this Lent… or God’s?

by Joannie Watson | Mar 8, 2019 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

The prayers of the liturgy are rich, and one of my favorites is the collect of the Mass for Ash...

Remember that you are dust

by Joannie Watson | Mar 1, 2019 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

Next week, our churches will be packed with people, as the human spirit is drawn to the annual...

Reclaiming Carnival

by Joannie Watson | Feb 24, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

We are in the midst of the season of Carnival right now. It will culminate next Tuesday on what...

You are Dust: The Chemical Origin of Life

by Stacy A. Trasancos | Feb 18, 2015 | Faith and Science, Regular Feature | 0 |

On Ash Wednesday, the minister marks the cross on our foreheads with ashes and says, “Remember, you are dust and to dust you will return.” It is a reminder that we are human, that in death our bodies will remain on the earth and...

Daily Catholic Quiz – Ash Wednesday

by ICL Editor | Feb 22, 2012 | Catholic Quiz | 0 |

Question: Today, when you received the ashes on your forehead, what words were recited? (This is more of a poll question, than a quiz.) Repent and believe in the Gospel. Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return....