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If Lent Makes You Sad, Read This
The time has come once again when we are to keep the curtains and blinds closed, and make sure our daily wardrobe features nothing but black. Yes, we now tap...
If Lent Makes You Sad, Read This
The time has come once again when we are to keep the curtains and blinds closed, and make sure our daily wardrobe features nothing but black. Yes, we now tap...

Lent in the Byzantine Catholic Tradition
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for most Catholics, (and even many Protestants). But for many other Christians, including Byzantine Catholics like myself, Lent begins on Clean Monday. This...
Lent in the Byzantine Catholic Tradition
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for most Catholics, (and even many Protestants). But for many other Christians, including Byzantine Catholics like myself, Lent begins on Clean Monday. This...

Preparing to Participate in Christ’s Passion Th...
As we enter into Lent this year, we should make a renewed effort to contemplate the mysteries of Jesus’ Passion. With this objective in mind, I recommend that we examine...
Preparing to Participate in Christ’s Passion Th...
As we enter into Lent this year, we should make a renewed effort to contemplate the mysteries of Jesus’ Passion. With this objective in mind, I recommend that we examine...

15 Recipes for Fridays during Lent
Ahh Lent. A time of penance, abstinence, fasting, and having to dig for the recipes I don’t normally cook. Raising kids means making meat. During the Fridays of Lent, it...
15 Recipes for Fridays during Lent
Ahh Lent. A time of penance, abstinence, fasting, and having to dig for the recipes I don’t normally cook. Raising kids means making meat. During the Fridays of Lent, it...

What 5 Saints Did for Lent
This is for all those who are having an existential crisis about their Lenten fast. Ultimately, your Lenten sacrifice should be something that brings you closer to God but sometimes...
What 5 Saints Did for Lent
This is for all those who are having an existential crisis about their Lenten fast. Ultimately, your Lenten sacrifice should be something that brings you closer to God but sometimes...

5 Lenten Disciplines Inspired by Exodus 90 Spir...
The world is scandalized by many aspects of the Christian religion, foremost among them being the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus. As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said, following the example...
5 Lenten Disciplines Inspired by Exodus 90 Spir...
The world is scandalized by many aspects of the Christian religion, foremost among them being the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus. As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said, following the example...