If Easter is associated with celebration and triumphal joy, Lent is more a season of soul-searching and spiritual discipline. Here are some of The Conversation’s many articles exploring the history and significance of Ash Wednesday and Lent.
a poetic reflection: You would think with someone chosen to replace Judas as one of the apostles, we’d know more about him – Matthias… But he’s one of those saints that I like to say has a muddy hagiography. Even the circumstances of his death are unclear. Some say he was stoned and beheaded. …
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