February 17, 2016 February 17, 2016On the Reasonableness of Lenten FastingLast week, I promised to talk a little more about the traditional eating restrictions of Lent. During the Middle Ages, the faithful abstained from meat (described as […]
February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016The Why Behind the NameToday – the last day before Lent begins in the Western Church — goes by many names. The best known are Carnival (also spelled Carnevale), Mardi […]