Comments on: A Good Man is Hard to Find on Ash Wednesday

By: Chris Symes

Chris Symes — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:43:55 +0000

Matt, I know that I’m reading this over half a year later. I must say that I love Flannery O’Connor. And am determined to use some of her depth and unique insight in future sermons. Now if only I can figure out what she’s saying. She is so deep, you know? My favorite story is probably the Lame Shall Enter First. Absolutely breathtaking.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:09:55 +0000

Not surprising for a good Catholic like O’Connor, eh? I wonder if anyone’s ever done an analysis of liturgical themes in her works. That might be interesting.

By: jWinters

jWinters — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:06:48 +0000

I’m a Lutheran – tradition is one of our forte’s, Purple/Violet and Black are the colors for Ash Wednesday. The Misfit is also wearing a black hat and gets into the accident with a black hearse-like car.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:12:59 +0000

DB & jWint: Thanks for your comments. There are a lot of great connections between this story and the themes expressed on Ash Wednesday. I noticed something interesting as I was rereading this story, and that is the description of the purple clothes that the grandmother is wearing. I know some congregations use black or gray, but purple is one of the traditional Lenten colors.

By: jWinters

jWinters — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:25:28 +0000

Excellent use of O’Connor’s story here! “Jesus thrown everything off balance. It was the same case with Him as with me except He hadn’t committed any crime…” (from the same story).

By: DogBlogger

DogBlogger — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:45:41 +0000

Whoo-hooo! Excellent take on this story! I’m rather fond of O’Connor’s work, and a friend of mine from undergrad wrote a biography of O’Connor geared toward high school students.