In the first of his weekly meditations for Lent, Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, considers the journey we are setting out on that can bring us closer to God and nearer to discovering our true selves
Ash Wednesday always provokes thoughts of Harrison Ford. Well, sort of. Let me explain. “It’s time to ask yourself what you believe,” says the fiendish American Nazi collaborator, Walter Donovan, to Dr Jones towards the dramatic conclusion of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Of course, Indy chooses “wisely” as the old crusader knight says to him, and the day – along with Sean Connery – is saved. But it’s a great question for Lent, too. It really is the moment to ask yourself, what do you believe? The traditional
11 February 2016, The Tablet
Archbishop Leo Cushley considers the journey we are setting out on at Lent
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