Tag: Lent

Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Season of Lent. Around the world Christians begin preparing for the journey to the cross, and the resurrection on Easter Sunday. The next forty days is a period of contemplation, repentance, and often fasting. Traditions vary, many will receive the sign of the cross on their forehead …

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What Wondrous Love

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 (English Standard Version) Today, it’s all about love. Of course we know that it’s Valentine’s Day. The stores have been telling us that since well before Christmas. Today, the greeting card and candy industries, along with florists …

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