Wednesday, February 22, 2012   We begin with ash and end with
fire!   Supertradmum said...  As a person with Montessori
training, who had a Montessori school at one time, I can state
that children learn from things, from nature, like the good
Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas taught us. What we touch and smell
creates knowledge. All the wonderful symbolism of the sacraments
and sacramentals are based on reality. Thanks for this lovely
post. A mini-reflection, indeed.  chris said...  Interesting
article about the Church in England. Very nuanced.  Pablo the
Mexican said...  Like the Navajo Indians here like to say:
"Pretty good, all right!"   Not For Me said...  Can anyone tell
me when the instruction was given for lay people to place the
ashes on the foreheads of the congregation? I know that we have
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, lay readers, and such
like but I am not aware that permission has ever been granted
for lay people to administer the ashes. First of all I cannot
believe the arrogance of lay