I recently had a conversation with a person I'll just call "a successful writer," and when I mentioned an idea that he classified as "conspiracy theory" he said this: "The trouble with conspiracy theories is that they really take a toll on readership.
So there I was, listening intently to local radio talker Bob White interviewing a witch. Yes, a real witch – and a male one at that. The guest sounded New Agey and effeminate, but harmless enough, and painted a colorful picture of what modern-day witches, or "Wiccans," believe and do.
Last week on Ash Wednesday was the start of Lent, a time of fasting and soul searching for hundreds of millions of Christians around the world. Ash Wednesday is so called from the ritual of placing ashes from burned palm branches on the forehead as a sign of repentance.
DECATUR - Roman Catholics and other Christians packed their churches Wednesday to observe the beginning of Lent, 40 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday starts a time of fasting, reflecting and contemplating one's transgressions.
Liberian stakeholders converged in Accra, Ghana and decided the way forward from chaos and bloodletting for durable peace, reconciliation, healing and justice in the country.That Accra forum in 2003 culminated in the formulation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which in recent times conducted series of public hearings where 73 testimonies were gathered in less than three weeks.
"Remember you are dust, and unto dust you shall return," the Rev. Brian Cokonougher said, smearing black ashes Wednesday in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of students at the John C. Murray Newman Center in Port Huron.
Last week Australian soccer fans watched as the nation’s best players flew into Melbourne from around the globe to kick off the Socceroos’ 2010 World Cup campaign.
Christians of various faiths will make their way to church today to kneel and pray, ask God for forgiveness and receive the mark of an ashen cross on their foreheads.
Mark Marquardt attends an Ash Wednesday service at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Clearwater today. His forehead is marked with the sign of the cross as the words "Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return,"
Photo By Kevin Graff/The Review Father Donald Feicht, pastor at St. Joseph's Church of Alliance, places ashes onto the forehead of a parishioner at the Ash Wednesday service at the church yesterday.
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