Yes, it's Valentine's Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager elementary school students — and critics who deride its commercialization. WHY IS ASH WEDNESDAY ON VALENTINE'S DAY THIS YEAR? Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date.
COMMENTARY: As we go into the Lenten desert this year, inspired by saintly witness, we can more eagerly accept in our own hearts the call and demand of true l.