Lent

• More than 70 Episcopal parishes in 18 states will bring Ash Wednesday to the streets tomorrow, kicking off the Lenten season with a twist.
(USA Today)
• Roman Catholics are celebrating Ash Wednesday, which kicks off Lent, the period of approximately 40 days before Easter.   Ash Wednesday signifies penance and reflection.
(msnbc.com)
• Please join the HuffPost community in A Lenten Journey for reflections throughout Lent, and join our online Lenten community here. The other day I took a break from work to grab coffee with a friend.
(Huffington Post)
• In the regions of the United States where doughnuts and paczki are kings, we don't get a chance to see too much of the iconic food that sweeps through the bayou and resurrects a sense of Parisian pride just about this time every year.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• These pancake racing contestants are Yanks outside the National Cathedral in Washington.  But the tradition started across the pond (Atlantic) in England. Even Prince William and Kate Middleton flipped flapjacks (pancakes) in Belfast last year.
(Voice of America)
• For those meatless meals during Lent, there is always fish. And pasta dishes. And you might also consider the lowly legume. Beans such as lentils can provide flavorful alternatives.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• The previous year, the credit union provided $335 million, or 10 percent more, in mortgage lending to 2,600 members.
(The Business Journal)
• Today, all across Kansas City, Christians are celebrating Fat Tuesday—the day before the official start of Lent.
(Examiner)
• More than one in five British adults is planning to observe the Christian season of Lent when it starts tomorrow, according to a survey.
(bath.co.uk)
• South Jersey Christians will mark the start of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday.
(Atlantic City Press)