Modern Mortification: Beyond Hair Shirts and Flogs

by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS | Feb 9, 2021 | Interior Life, Seasonal

For years, the adoration chapel at my parish used to put out a little basket full of folded strips of paper on the table during Lent. It was accompanied by a little sign that read: “Pick a Penance.” Everyone takes one slip each time they visit. There’s to be no cheating and no “throwbacks.” As […]