tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post2146336790786623029..comments2024-02-02T02:32:58.560-06:00Comments on Opinionated Catholic: Should the Catholic Church Go Out To The Streets and Gives Ashes To Everyone ( Lent 2012)James Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406049343115557137noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post-36768469375768623112012-02-18T10:23:29.416-06:002012-02-18T10:23:29.416-06:00My first response was, oh no, what have they done ...My first response was, oh no, what have they done now. After I read about it, I rather like the idea. If it causes people to stop and think about their lives and repentance of Christ, then what the heck? It can't hurt. If it causes a single soul to turn to Christ, then it is worth it.<br /><br />Then again, I guess I'm looking at it from the years I worked in our church office, trying to juggle priests to handle a far flung parish. It becomes more about the process and the struggle to get the process going than about the meaning behind it, and Lent. What time will services be held, where, what if I can't get off work, etc. <br /><br />(I won't even get into a discussion from the point of view of the Altar Guild and getting the ashes out of the Fair Linen - oye!)<br /><br />We have a lot of "cradle" Episcopalians who have just walked off, walked away. I think, from that point, it is an idea with merit. If someone stops long enough to take ashes and the blessing with them, that is a good thing. If it causes them to think about Christ, then mission accomplished.<br /><br />SJR<br />The Pink FlamingoSJ Reidheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009929983462161529noreply@blogger.com