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“Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” These are the words most often used as we are signed with ashes. It is a call to conversion, a call to follow Christ, a call to change our lives.
For as long as my son and daughter have been old enough to understand language, my wife and I do not touch the kids without asking first. We do not touch them without their consent.
With the [20th century] renewal of the catechumenate the Church sees Lent as a time of preparation for those to be baptized at Easter, and a time of renewal of baptism for all the rest of us.
No one is exempt from the call to repentance simply because there is no one whose heart is already fully in tune with the Lord.
An ego response is always an inadequate or even wrong response to the moment. It will not deepen or broaden life, love, or inner laughter.
God loved his creation too much to wipe it out simply and universally. Whenever God punishes, there is a dimension of mercy. It is so still with us.
All mature spirituality, in one sense or another, is about letting go and unlearning.
Whatever concentrates our attention in a selfless way can be said to be a form of prayer. The fruit of all prayer is a calmer mind and a more open and compassionate heart.
The story of humankind is about sinfulness that grows from generation to generation. And yet God continues to look after his creature.
Those who can be present with head, heart, and body at the same time will always encounter The Presence, whether they call it God or not.
