This is the sort of reflection Schell and other priests had hoped to bring about when they took to Union Station and a handful of Metro stops around the region at morning rush hour to offer ashes and a prayer - an acknowledgment that many Americans are no longer going to houses of worship, so the houses of worship need to come to them.
Or whether he feels he’s wearing his Christianity for pure, selfless reasons and not “showing my faith in a pompous way.” It depends on how empathetic he’s feeling toward people who have felt rejected by the Catholic Church, or religion in general. On Ash Wednesdays, he’s picked the time to receive the mark based on “how self-confident I’m feeling” about sharing his beliefs. He planned to get them during a midday Mass near his office.
In fact, Norton, a Catholic, had a lot more to say about wearing ashes.
