tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267155696150004363.post5964177000671885166..comments2023-10-14T09:20:04.495-04:00Comments on Steven Cordero's Blog: Ash WednesdaySteven Corderohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05891598188156163954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267155696150004363.post-84919220622603197442009-03-03T13:43:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:43:00.000-05:00I'm a Southern Baptist and a least Catholicism has...I'm a Southern Baptist and a least Catholicism has some religion in it. *smirk* I mean we don't have Ash Wednesday but there is inordinate emphasis on being baptized I guess, I'm actually a little confused about the whole thing, I was actually baptized Presbyterian 'cause my mom jumped from church to church and I don't know why.Don't lawyers live with a lot of temptation?cindystubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248795174052614440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267155696150004363.post-7620382014883658092009-02-26T08:53:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:53:00.000-05:00Ivonne said...My brothers and I went to catholic s...Ivonne said...<BR/>My brothers and I went to catholic school and I can’t recall to this day if we were explained the actual meaning of Ash Wednesday. I began to really learn what the first day of Lent, which is the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday truly meant until I began taking Catechism classes some years ago. I teach my students and my children that Lent is a time of fasting, reflecting, and repentance, and for examining our conscious and spirit. I also teach that on Ash Wednesday, ashes taken from the burned palm branched of the previous Palm Sunday are placed onto the forehead in the sign of the cross as a reminder of Christ's death. I believe children should be given the whole picture if they are to appreciate that task at hand.<BR/><BR/>As a child we were traditionally taught that we should fast or give up something but I myself do not feel children should fast as adults do during Lent, there are many other ways I choose to teach my children on how they can participate celebrating these 40 days. Spend Ash Wednesday with your children like choosing a charitable organization or another cause to donate the collected alms-fund. Ash Wednesday is a great time to introduce children to the meaning and purpose of the season of Lent. Children can learn what it means to sacrifice by fasting from video games, TV, or some other activity or hobby. <BR/><BR/>The idea is to teach the child that faith and time alone with God will grow through sacrifice. I believe that children can be taught to turn to God when the thing they are fasting from begins to allure them, just as adults who fast from food. The purpose of the fast is to take time to refocus one's mind and thoughts on God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267155696150004363.post-78989909733522720792009-02-25T22:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T22:16:00.000-05:00You think you're bad for not remember what it real...You think you're bad for not remember what it really was for, I'm worse. Until I saw someone walking in the street with some sort of dirt on their forehead I had forgotten about the day altogether. <BR/>Currently I am in my agnostic stage so I'm almost sure that I won't follow all these rules this seasons, however, today I spent the afternoon with a close friend whose family happens to be very religious and something weird happened. When he ordered his food he ordered a fish sandwich, which I know to be out of the ordinary for my chicken loving friend. He reminded me that we aren't supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday. Even though I sucked my teeth and rolled my eyes and stated "I don't believe in all that crap" when it came my turn to order I chickened out (pun intended) and got a grilled cheese and fries instead of anything meaty. <BR/>I don't know what that says about me as a person or a Catholic but that's my story and I' sticking to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com