Why Catholics Rock

The world has often lampooned the medieval browbeating of lent by Catholics. In a culture that is concerned only with giving people a false sense of "touchy-feely" happiness by not defining right from wrong and the political correctness of relativism and over the top self affirmation, what is lost is a worthy sense of personal shame and repentance. The Church, in her wisdom, knows that our human nature needs to feel shame for the wrongs that we have done every now and then. This not only helps us feel better about ourselves, because we admit our missteps and accept them as they are, but also acts a catalyst for improving ourselves.

If a person never bothers to reflect upon the wounds that have pierced their life through their own weakness...what you get is a person of utter and complete apathy. Every person knows that they have done wrong things, but if this is not reflected upon, it will fester in the back of the mind and make the person very unhappy. This is why Catholics should rejoice in the blessing of this season of lent. It is a time for us to examine ourselves, reconcile ourselves with God and come to peace with ourselves by correcting our personal faults and shortcomings. Lent it not so much about pain, suffering and making ourselves feel like worms, as much as it is a time to remind ourselves of our own frailty so that we can renew our life with Christ.