Ash Wednesday Reflection. A reflection for an all school prayer service at Mercy Academy on Feb 18, 2015. What if you knew that you were going to die tomorrow? This last week we have gone through a riot of colors: red, lacy and a million shades of … pink for Valentine’s Day. On Monday, a huge blanket of white enveloped us over what has turned into a longer-than-expected winter break. Today brings us new colors, the purple of Lent (which is a symbol of repentance) and the dusty grey-black of ashes. Ash Wednesday and Lent call us to remember our own mortality. They are a reminder of the stark fact that we all, each one of us, are going to die. If you are a teenager, you may not have given this much thought. You can be excused for feeling like you’re going to live forever. I sincerely hope that you don’t have much experience of death at your age. It is worth considering, though, that how ever long your life is, it w...
These posts are the collected homilies of Deacon Ned Berghausen, permanent deacon of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, assigned to St. Agnes Catholic Church. The title "Foot Washer" refers to the Last Supper (John 13:1-20) in which Jesus washed the feet of the apostles and challenged them, "“Do you realize what I have done for you? If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow."