“Why is it that Ash Wednesday and Lent remain relatively popular even in highly secularized times like these? It's a serious question that touches on matters deeper than might at first be supposed.
“The popularity I speak of can be seen year after year on Ash Wednesday, when people – some of them perhaps not all that often in church – stream up the aisle to get their ashes. Not a few then return for Mass or Stations of the Cross on weekdays during Lent. How come?”
In a recent commentary, writer Russell Shaw reflected on the life-giving contact Lent gives us with the reality of mortality, sin, redemption, and the human condition.
To access his complete post, please visit:
Russell Shaw: To Appreciate Mercy, Appreciate Lent (10 FEB 13)
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