Consecrated Life

Inward journey and three essentials: a path, a light, and nourishment

Two liturgical events during the Christian year stir me. Both transpire during the time of Lent and lead to my observations.

Although community is largely what draws me to this vocation, I did not previously understand how deeply woven it is into poverty, celibacy and obedience.

Unfailingly on this day, some people find a disconnect between the Gospel reading and the marking of our foreheads with ashes.