observers of Islam abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset for about 30 days. Catholics and some sects of Christianityfastfor 40 weekdays leading up to Easter forLent. Thoughfastingwas once a central part ofLentand observers used to eat only one meal a day (and no meat, ...
Some Protestants went with the “social gospel” of Walter Rauschenbush, while some Catholics turned to “Liberation Theology.” These attempts turn social work into a religion with no need for Christ. “The Marxist influence on things like liberation theology failed to honor the Church’s underst...
Lent. Some members of Eastern sects also abstain from these products on all Fridays. Until the late 20th century, Fridays were considered by Roman Catholics to be a time of abstention, too. Most Roman Catholic families could eat fish on these days, but they could not eat other types of ...
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Spend this time in prayer, repentance, and reflection. It is a time to do soul-searching, face your challenges and overcome your mistakes. Many Catholics give something up during Lent. However, even if you are not Catholic, the voluntary surrender of a cherished item or pastime can have ver...
It used to be that in observance of Friday as a day of abstinence, it was a sin for Catholics to eat meat. In 1966, many national bishops’ conferences — including that of the United States — allowed Catholics to replace “no meat” with another form of penance. They issued aPastoral...
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Consider this: the deacon reflexively rather than deliberately steps on (and over) Father’s call for silence, but he does so with a sense of necessity and inevitability. The musicians take a principled (albeit erroneous) stand against silence. And the cell phone guerillas? Do they not care ...
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That’s one of the questions I never asked. For years, it was a question I didn’t know even existed.Alice Munrohad a short story about two women presenting such a question. In my mind, I’ve answered this in an indirect way involving the way they were both serious Catholics, especial...