Lent becoming time for doing

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 29, 2004| Author: JAN UEBELHERR | Copyright information

Lent becoming time for doing, not just doing without

By JAN UEBELHERR juebelherr@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Sunday, February 29, 2004

A powerful plan for the Ash Wednesday prayer service was unfolding: A log will lie on the floor of the gymnasium at St. Joan Antida High School. Purple fabric and a cross are the backdrop. Members of the campus ministry will pound nails into it, while symbolic "nails" are read aloud: "When I'm not a friend;" "When I lie;" "When I ...

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