Russell Shaw on Ash Wednesday

"Why are so many people so keen on 'getting the ashes?' The question naturally comes to mind as Ash Wednesday approaches.

"Maybe it will be different this year - lots of things are different in the Age of COVID - but in normal times in the past the first day of Lent, along with Christmas and Easter, has been one of the times in the year when packed churches were the rule instead of the exception."

In a recent commentary, writer Russell Shaw reflected on the importance of Ash Wednesday and its message: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return.".

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The Pilot: Echoes: Russell Shaw: Straight talk on Ash Wednesday (23 FEB 22)