Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday, with a caution: We will begin with some classic deflection. Pope Leo said “Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage wars.” The White House deflects: there is nothing wrong with “calling on the American people to pray for our service members.”
I offer this essay to suggest ways we all might achieve a deeper understanding of the popular feast of Ash Wednesday and find practical ways to implement the call to repentance in our daily lives.
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’”
Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday, approaching Holy Week 2026. As Lent ends and you reflect –perhaps with Deutero-Isaiah’s servant song, “Who would believe what we have heard?” or with Burt Bacharach’s pop existentialist question, “What’s it all about, Alfie?” may you be blessed during Holy Week and the season to come!
