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Dare to make this a radical Lent

February 18, 2010 · 1 comment

A friend of mine (Yong Oh of Shepherd’s Cafe) shared this wonderful Lenten letter from Fr. Agustino, CFR and I wanted to share it here.

Ash Wednesday 2010
Peace and blessings.

I pray that all are well. Please forgive the timing of the email, but I can’t help but feel the Lord putting something on my heart to share. I have been speaking to a number of different people recently and the same word is resounding and I believe we all need to hear it.

Let us dare to make this a radical lent. Let us dare to get serious about our conversions during these days. I mean seriously. Let us go into the desert to find our Lord in a totally crazy, non-sensical act of love—denying our bodies, forgiving our neighbors and offering our praise to God. [Keep Reading]

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Quote of the Day: Fasting from…?

March 24, 2009 · 3 comments

Pope Benedict XVI gave this great reminder to us all recently regarding fasting during Lent.  And I figured it was appropriate to post since we’ve just passed the half-way point of this Lenten season! [Keep Reading]

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And To Dust You Shall Return

And so the season of Lent begins. If you attended Ash Wednesday mass yesterday and received ashes then you heard one of two things while receiving your ashes. The meaning of one seems fairly obvious. The other seems to confuse people sometimes – but it shouldn’t.
The obvious one is “Turn away from sin [...]

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Check Out My Article On Catholic Exchange Today

Do you know what the day after Fat Tuesday is and why? Check out my latest article on Catholic Exchange. It made the front page!  Have a great Saturday!

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The Day After Fat Tuesday

The day after Fat Tuesday is one that begins with suffering and self-sacrifice for many people…suffering from a hangover and a sacrificing of much needed sleep in order to make it to work on time. Somehow, I think many of us might be missing the point. For many, Fat Tuesday (English for Mardi Gras) seems [...]

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