Lent comes early this year... I believe the last time Lent began this early was 1856.
Can't quite recall what the bulletin said last week.
In any case, it has been a looooooong time since Lent began in this near a proximity to Christmas.
The Holy Father's Lenten Message is a rich study of the art of alms giving.
I can call it an art, because I know a handful of true alms-giving artists.
Oh, how I wish I could imitate them. They are amazingly generous folks.
And while I can give it all up to goodwill (and shop there, too), am I really showing solidarity with the "poorest of the poor."
No, I am not. And it is to my shame.
So, will I intellectualize the Holy Father's letter this year, or will I learn to live it?
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It is amazing that Ash Wednesday is tomorrow -- so early! I still have leftover food from my father's birthday party this past Sunday (lots of pork). Won't be eating it (or much of anything,for that matter) tomorrow!
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