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jacksonville.com > story > news > 02/18/2026 > when-easter-ash-wednesday-lent-starts-ends-dates-fasting-passover > 88735838007

Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent today. See Easter 2026 dates

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1100+ words) The 2026 Easter season officially begins for many Christians and Catholics today, Feb. 18. Easter falls earlier in April this year than it did in 2025, and Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Easter season of Lent. Like Ramadan and Lunar…...

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jacksonville.com > story > news > columns > mark-woods > 10/10/2025 > one-year-after-stranger-stabbed-st-augustine-episcopal-priest > 86600232007

One year ago a stranger stabbed Father Matt Marino in the chest. Why he forgave her. | Opinion

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (101+ words) Forgiveness isn't just a sermon topic for Father Matt Marino. One year ago a stranger stabbed the St. Augustine priest in the chest. One year ago a stranger stabbed Father Matt Marino in the chest. Why he forgave her. | Opinion…...

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jacksonville.com > story > news > 09/23/2025 > what-when-rosh-hashanah-yom-kippur-why-how-celebrated-holy-days > 86307113007

What is Rosh Hashanah? When the Jewish New Year holiday ends, how it's celebrated

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (822+ words) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days. It marks the beginning of a series of special dates on the Jewish calendar, called the High Holidays or High Holy Days. The…...

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jacksonville.com > story > news > 09/22/2025 > end-of-the-world-rapture-tomorrow-rapturetok > 86289066007

Is the Rapture coming Tuesday? Why social media is talking about the end of the world

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (494+ words) Wondering why your social media is full of some people blissfully happy in anticipation and others posting pictures of empty clothes in driveways? According to a South African preacher, the world is coming to end on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The viral…...

The Florida Times-Union
jacksonville.com > story > news > columns > mark-woods > 06/20/2025 > sanctuary-movement-started-in-moms-church-in-tucson > 84278097007

The sanctuary where the movement started | Opinion

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1797+ words) I've been thinking about my Mom and her church lately. Not the Baptist church in Illinois where Mom grew up along with a boy who eventually became her husband. Or the church in Wisconsin where Dad was the minister and…...