Reader Post of the Day: Ash Wednesday Services

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On Guilt and Ash Wednesday

Father Ronan explains the origins of this Catholic Holy Day.

Everyone knows what it’s like to feel guilty—about something. Sometimes “Catholic Guilt” is the stuff of comedians and jokes. While we all laugh, we also know that our conscience is that crucial guide that aids us in navigating the turbulent waters of life. Moral questions abound in the public square, in increasing areas of health care and, of course, in our own daily choices. With our children, we are all concerned that everything necessary is offered so that a child knows how to make the “right” choices. So the formation of our conscience, from our earliest days into the present is an ongoing, dynamic priority. And how does that formation take place? We can all recall as children being instructed and corrected as to that which is “bad or…

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