Tag Archives: Lent

Easter Parade

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Growing up in my house, Easter was always a time to celebrate. Ash Wednesday, Lent, First Fridays, Stations of the Cross, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Easter was about Jesus and the Easter Bunny. It was about getting … Continue reading →

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What’s not to love about Lent?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Reblogged from Inside Out Cafe: As a Catholic child, Lent was a time of year to ‘give up’ something. During the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, we were taught to give up or abstain from worldly pleasures. … Continue reading →

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Getting Slim on Fat Tuesday

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

The day before the beginning of Lent is called Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is also called Fat Tuesday (in French, Mardi=Tuesday; gras=fat, as in “pate de foie gras”, which is liver paste and very fatty), because on that day a … Continue reading →

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