Fasting, Civilization Collapse and the Holy Eucharist
What is civilization without the Eucharist? The answer is all around us, and it is a terrible thing to see.
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Fast and Abstain for the Sake of Your Soul
Lent’s penitential character reminds us that we’re called to something greater.
The Joy of Fasting
“The interior penance of the Christian can be expressed in many and various ways. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, which express conversion in relation to oneself, to God, and to others.” (Catechism 1434)
What Are the Works of Lent?
These are his holy works, and we are blessed to participate as much as we are able.
Lent and Eating Disorders: Advice for These 40 Days
‘The most intimate communion I have with God is that I eat him.’
Fasting: ‘We Do It In Imitation of Jesus’
Understand and live this pillar of Lent more fully this year.
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Lent is a Time for Conversion and Interior Renewal
‘Our prayer and fasting will be a plea for peace in Ukraine, remembering that world peace always begins with our personal conversion, following Christ,’ the Pope said in his message to French-speaking pilgrims.
Please Fast and Pray for Peace on Ash Wednesday, Ukrainian Catholic Priest Pleads
Pope Francis has called on all Catholics to pray and fast for Ukraine this Ash Wednesday.
The World Cries Out for Our Prayers, Fasting and Almsgiving This Lent
COMMENTARY: Conversion means resisting the temptation to ‘sing more loudly’ when confronted head-on with the troubling reality of evil in the world.
