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New Orleans, Ash Wednesday February 6, 2008. The day after Mardi Gras. And the first day of Lent. Photo: by Alex Brandon, AP

I write a lot about late vocations around here — most deacons, after all, become deacons later in life — but a post earlier this week about the diminishing number of nuns and monks prompted this e-mail from one woman: I think it would help if religious orders themselves did not exlude some of their…

Well, now this little posting is pretty interesting: fun facts about Lent and Easter that have always had me scratching my head, and that now make eminent sense. My favorite one is at the end, regarding the 40 days we are about begin: 7. And finally, the final fun fact of the day… …40 days…

We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001. One of my most haunting memories, though, is the morning after. It was impossible to get out of Manhattan—or get in. Subways and trains had stopped. There were no cabs. I had to work late for CBS, and ended up walking several blocks through a…
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