… I got better. Well, I’m getting better. My apologies for not posting in a while, but I’ve been down and out with a sinus infection. Don’t usually get ill but when I do, well my wife can vouch for what a whining little pansy I become. So today is my first day back to work this week and I realized that I needed to get something into this blog so…

Our intern who was raised Catholic asked whether I attended Ash Wednesday yesterday. I told him that I didn’t. Knowing that I’m a Christian he asked why not. My answer was because my church doesn’t observe it. Which then of course begged me to ask the question of why not. At this point I’d like to pass you onto a post over at the Thinklings on Lent and suggest that you read the comments, then I’ll ask my readers the same question as Alan.

Do you follow the church calendar, including observing Ash Wednesday, Lent, and all that? Do you not observe any of it?

Why or why not?

To the guys in my men’s group – what are your thoughts on observing the church calendar? While I certainly believe it’s not mandated, I think (like many of the commenter’s at the Thinklings) that there is a rightness to it in the discipline that’s required of us and some of the simple sacrifices that afford us an opportunity to better focus our attentions.