On Ash Wednesday, the White House released a statement from President Trump. “For Catholics and many other Christians,” it reads, “Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season that concludes with the joyful celebration of Easter Sunday. Today, millions of Christians will be marked on their foreheads with the sign of the cross. The imposition of ashes is an invitation to spend time during Lent fasting, praying, and engaging in acts of charity. This powerful and sacred tradition reminds us of our shared mortality, Christ’s saving love, and the need to repent and accept the Gospel more fully. We join in prayer with everyone observing this holy day and wish you a prayerful Lenten journey. May you grow closer to God in your faith during this blessed season.”
These are remarkable words to come from a sitting president. But then, much of this presidency is remarkable. Donald Trump has ignited a movement that is unparalleled in modern times. His devil-may-care, go-for-the-jugular manner may not always be gentlemanly, but it’s effective. President Trump is not a perfect president, but he may be the perfect president for a country threatened by left-wing madness. As far as Catholics are concerned, his Ash Wednesday message should stand in contrast to the message coming from the Democratic hopefuls of Super Tuesday, offering some clarity in the confusion and a strong indicator why President Trump deserves and needs Catholic support in the 2020 election.
His Ash Wednesday message of humility and living the Gospel is a comfort because it shows that President Trump is willing to speak the truth. It is a message Catholics can hardly hope to hear from any Democrat.
To be fair, the President also has a self-serving streak about him. Self-aggrandizement and self-promotion have been his bread and butter for decades. These qualities are not among those that make a man virtuous. Manners and morals must matter in government; given his track record, Catholics ought to be wary and qualify their support when he does or says things that are not laudable or virtuous.
But we should support him nonetheless. Catholics should admire and respect all that President Trump has done for the cause of life and truth, and prepare to support him against the hate he will face from his opponent. His Ash Wednesday message is one that Catholics can get behind and, in so doing, they should get behind him for Super Tuesday and beyond.
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How much better to hear truth from a non-Catholic than the evil falsehoods from self -proclaimed practicing Catholics like Biden and Pelosi.
Bravo President Trump, and God Bless you!
I don’t know how we got so blessed to have President Trump. We must be doing something right.
Catholic “never Trumpers” of 2016 SHAME on you. Hope everybody is “woke” and ready to go with 2020 vision this time!
Accepting and living out the Gospel in deeds is something I pray our current president will do more and more.
President Trump has more than a self-serving streak – he is a narcissist. His Ash Wednesday message is pure politics – a ploy to get Catholic votes. He will not get my vote. His presidency has been detrimental to our country.
LRifle, there seems to be a troubling aspect to your thinking. It is a valid opinion to believe his presidency has been detrimental to our country,especially when backed up by reasons. But to conclude, therefore, that because you think this way, that he is hypocritical in addressing Christians, whether at the March for Life, Ash Wednesday or any other time, cannot be a reasonable conclusion. You have no window into his soul, even though you may think otherwise. Logic suggests that you at least suspect that Trump is pro-life and strongly supports religious freedom, as one can point to his many actions in that direction. These stances have come at quite a cost: the derision of Hollywood, the mainstream media, and the entertainment industry. From this I would conclude he is not the narcissist you claim him to be, or at least not the narcissist in the way you paint him, Of course if you think pro-life and pro-religious liberty is detrimental to our country, then your issue is with his religious convictions, and you ought to say so plainly.