Dear Friends,
When Lent began this year on Valentine’s Day, it felt confusing. Entering a season of sackcloth and ashes with a holiday focused on love seemed…odd. But then I received a reflection from Eastern Point Retreat House which said: "Would the words, ‘remember that you are loved and to Love you shall return,’ be a fitting alternative to the traditional “dust” formula?” So, I decided to embrace the theme of love this Lenten season.
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