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Fasting: From War

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Back in the 1960’s, there was a poster by the artist Sister Corita Kent that said, “What if they viagra natural medicina mapuche gave a war and nobody came?”  This, of course, was at the height of the Viet Nam war but it is a question worth pondering. I struggle with this question.  When you […]

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Fasting: For Justice

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I believe in charity and compassion, but, even more, I am coming to believe in working for justice.  As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”  The Gospel allows us to see things differently and empowers us […]

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Fasting: Confront Consumerism

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Here is the quote that I heard, “Advertising creates in us a desire to spend money we do not have on products that we do not need.”  Could one say that consumerism fosters a form of idolatry?  I know that this is true for me.  I don’t consume big items……I dribble.  Little things here and […]

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Fasting: Meatless Days

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For centuries the Christian Church has asked Christians to refrain from eating meat on Friday as a fasting discipline to support remembering the death of Christ.  This has been a controversial, but meaningful practice, that has especially been highlighted in Lent.  I mean, even McDonald’s offers Lenten specials on their fish fillet each Friday during […]

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Fasting: Lent, Opulence, and HGTV

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This is going to be hard to write because I have to start by confessing that I am an HGTV addict.  I feel like I might be related viagra 25 mg efectos secundarios to the Property Brothers and I love watching both House Hunters and House Hunter’s International.  And I love the Fixer Upper series […]

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