Creative Ideas for a COVID-19 Ash Wednesday January 13, 2021 Highlight, News Ashes to Go is mostly on hold until next year.
Undeniable Death July 12, 2013 Essays & Reviews Review by Philip Turner • Three recent books do not attribute the denial of death to more or less universal psychological mechanisms.
Politics, Ashes, and Easter April 6, 2012 Essays & Reviews By David L. Holmes In the Bible and in the Quran, forty is the number traditionally used to signify a solemn period during which God reveals his purposes to his people.
Outward and Visible Penance February 23, 2012 Essays & Reviews By Nicholas Porter and Dawn Stegelmann Much to our delight and surprise, and with the enthusiastic support of our vestry and parishioners, we encountered numerous people of faith who welcomed the opportunity to receive ashes.
Lent Light February 21, 2012 Essays & Reviews “Ashes to go” is the relatively recent ecclesiastical fad of offering Ash Wednesday ashes to people on the street. The notion of taking the church to the people can be offered as a rationale for this behavior, but it hardly rises to the level of an adequate defense.
