
Fasting and Abstinence: 6 Basic Questions and Answers on Lent
"Abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from animals such as chickens, cows, sheep or pigs --- all of which live on land."

Preparing for Lent: 9 Liturgical Gems from the Byzantine East
"Seeing the dignity to which the humble are raised, and the deep abyss into which the proud fall, let us imitate the virtue of the Publican, and despise the sins of the Pharisee."

Holy Thursday: 11 Photos and Videos of Pope Benedict XVI (2012)
On Holy Thursday the Church celebrates the First Mass.

The Idiot’s Guide to Fasting and Abstinence: 5 Things to Know
"Put on the spiritual armour, and thou hast become a soldier. Strip thyself of worldly cares, for the season is one of wrestling."



