I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. — Eleanor Roosevelt. As you kickstart your Lenten experience take a few moments to consider what you believe in and care the most about. Your…

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Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. — Philippians 4:6. St. Paul provides several Lenten messages in very few words. He repeats Jesus’s message that we need not be anxious — simply, turn our anxieties and worries over to God.…

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Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own, but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. — Philippians 3:13. Some read the above to say that our focus should be on letting go of worldly attachments and focusing on achieving spiritual growth. Sounds…

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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — Saint Augustine The season of Lent begins and many of us are still pondering, “What do I give up for Lent?” In earlier Lents I learned that Constantine knew what he was talking about. “Perfect moderation” is a bear. Better just give up martinis for Lent than…

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My family knows that today is one of my favorite religious holidays. Who wouldn’t love it when the church insists that I eat pancakes, sausages, and cheese grits. Perhaps, the church wants to give me some idea what heaven is like. For the next forty days, approximately, we will fast, pray, serve others and worship…

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