By Scott P. Richert, About.com Guide February 20, 2012 For most Catholics, Lent begins in two days, on Ash Wednesday. For Eastern Rite Catholics, however, today is the first day of Lent (or Great Lent, as it is called by Eastern Rite Catholics and
Should the US Bishops have us return to obligatory "meatless Fridays" during the whole year and not just during Lent? Yes, and I think this is very important. Yes, I guess so. No, I hesitate about such a move. No, this would be
The West Landis Avenue church welcomed members and the community at large for a pre-Lent party, complete with authentic Russian music and food. Both young and old danced. And they dined on the food around which the event was built: the blini.
Lent is a 40 day period of sacrifice, imagine trying to understand that as a child. Children are by nature very needy and self-centered. There is a reason children whine after things they want and tend to not understand the
In the spirit of Lent, we, as University students who are privileged in so many ways, can give up small comforts in order to realize what we can do without. Sometimes, it is only when we are pushed to our limits that we realize what we are able to
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