1. This day and its meaning provided the opportunity for an anonymous author to write a poem for Sheer Thursday about Judas' betrayal of Jesus.
  2. St. Patrick was great but only because he was a slave to Christ.
  3. Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
  4. A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.
  5. The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
  6. The driving impulse of Lent isn’t so much “giving up” things as it is “putting on” something.
  7. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  8. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  9. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  10. Ever Heard of Candlemas?
  11. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  12. Any message other than "Christ for you" is not good news.