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Fasting from Lethargy

How about if this day in Lent we fast from lethargy.  Focus on what gives you enthusiasm for life.

Fasting from Fear

Jesus was always telling his disciples, “Fear not.” So let’s fast from anxiety, fear and worry.  God’s goodness permeates our lives. So let us trust in the goodness of the Divine. What a great Lenten practice!

Fasting from Discouragement

On this First Sunday in Lent, let’s fast from discouragement, and trust that the good that we do matters.

Fast from Negativity

This Saturday in Lent is a good day to fast from pessimism, and negativity.  Be hopeful in your outlook on life.

Fast from Judging Others

Today’s suggestion for Lent is: Fast from judging others.  Remember how God overlooks our faults, and then remember Pope Francis’s words, “Who am I to judge?”

Fasting from Division

On this Thursday, let us fast from division.  Instead, we can strive to seek for unity of heart and spirit.

Ash Wednesday

In today’s first reading from Joel we are asked, Even now, says our God, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. There are many more ways to fast that could actually be more meaningful that limiting our consumption of… Continue Reading “Ash Wednesday”

I’d Like to Pay Better Attention

If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider. – Jules Renard  

Reality is Flooded with the Divine

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. – Marcus J. Borg, Conflict, Holiness, and Politics

We Belong to the Maker of the Stars and Starfish

Oh, I am in awe of the maker of galaxies and geese, stars and starfish, mercury and men (male and female) . . . . Sometimes it is the humble awe of knowing that ultimately I belong to God, to the Maker whose thumb… Continue Reading “We Belong to the Maker of the Stars and Starfish”