The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, but how does that affect your Valentine's Day plans? There are plenty of questions surrounding Ash Wednesday and Lent, especially for new ...

Most people know that some Christian churches put ashes on the forehead of those coming on Ash Wednesday. Why do we do this? The older formula for applying ashes was, “Remember that you are dust, ...

It is a day of the happy hearts. For others ... Valentine’s Day also lands on the deeply symbolic Christian day of Ash Wednesday. On this day people gather to have ashes placed on their ...