Thomas Griffin 2/19/26 (For The Daily Signal)
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
What are the things and people that we would make the ultimate sacrifice for? What or who resides at the center of our lives?
On Feb. 18, Catholics across the globe will attend Mass or a church service to receive burned ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. This symbol on their heads marks the beginning of Lent, the holiest season of the year, leading to the commemoration of Jesus’ betrayal, suffering, death, and resurrection during Holy Week.
The practice of receiving ashes is a spiritual practice but it has countless practical benefits for believers—and I would argue nonbelievers alike.
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and children. He has a masters degree in theology and is a masters candidate in philosophy. Thomas is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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