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Waugh’s Ash Wednesdays

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

On this Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Western Christian Churches, the National Catholic Register has posted an article recounting how Evelyn Waugh and his colleague Fr Ronald Knox observed the occasion. Here’s the Waugh version: He … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh’s Ash Wednesday in New Orleans

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

On the occasion of the first day of Lent (or Ash Wednesday) in the Western Christian church, the Jesuit journal America has reprinted a 1955 article about its association with the carnival known in the French speaking world as Mardi … Continue reading →

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