Lent is the 40 days of preparation before Easter, Sundays are not included inthis count. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday February 22, 2012.   During Lent many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting,repentance, meditation and silent retreats. It is a time of spiritual...

The Rev. Alejandro Montes offers ashes to a homeless man. (Photo: Heriberto Basabe) Montes offers ashes from the back of a pickup truck. (Photo: Heriberto Basabe)Click here for more photos  Lent is a time when people who have “been separated from the body of the...