Embracing the Tragic Beauty of Ash Wednesday: A Meditation on Beauty, Suffering, and Mortality, and the Wonder of Life Ash Wednesday is an opportunity to reflect on the tragic beauty of life. The philosopher Afred North Whitehead asserts that: “At the heart of the nature of things, there are always the dream of youth and the harvest of tragedy. The Adventure of the Universe starts with the dream and reaps tragic Beauty. This is the secret of the union of... Read more