Learning From Ashes: Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is a curious cultural phenomenon. While not a holy day of obligation for Catholics, Ash Wednesday services find church buildings unusually full, and even those who do not make time to attend a liturgical service desire to have their foreheads imprinted with the unusual mark of a ashen cross. As Tony Crescio ( @anthonycrescio ) explains in this FRESHImage Presents, by searching for the opportunity to have ashes traced on their foreheads, people are recognizing several deep and interconnected truths about life in a fallen world. Learn more in this episode of FRESHImage Presents.

Music written and performed by Stephanie Wise

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