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More Private and Public — on the paradox of Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday invites us to confront both life and death, reconciliation and condemnation, hope and despair and dare ourselves to not look away.
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Of remembering death and life
On Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are dust, that we are of the earth and will return to it, in a communal activity of living.
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How to Pray
When we gather together, placing ashes on our foreheads to remember our mortality, we join a very public and common witness.
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Observance—the invitation to a holy Lent
The season of Lent is famous for its patterns of giving things up. But the purpose of observing Lent is about opening our minds and hearts.
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Between the Last Sunday of Epiphany and Lent 1 (Year B)
As we prepare to enter into the season of Lent, our ongoing story changes its context—and so do we. Here’s what to keep in mind.
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Public Prayer
The gospel for Ash Wednesday invites us to rethink praying in public. And what it is we’re really going on about.
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Buried Treasure
Our hearts don’t just follow our treasure. They’re linked. Which means the gospel demands we love and share with others.
