Wednesday, February 21, 2007

lent 2007

Fr. Carrozzo's homily for this Ash Wednesday was spot on at St. Francis Church on 31st Street. In it, he said the greatest danger of Lent for us is that we become selfish, self-centered. We might be inclined to use this time to focus on ourselves so that we can become better people. But, that is not the point of repentance. The point is to turn back to God so that we can be ambassadors of the Gospel (cf. 2 Cor. 5:20-62). The idea is that instead of focusing on ourselves, we need to focus on making the world a better place during this season of Lent. We might think of Bonaventure who tells us that the best way to make a better place is to make it more beautiful.

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