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A collage featuring a black background with text "LOL! You Can't 'Fast' from Facebook!" and "Three Kinds of Fasts and other Grouchy Things About Lent." Includes a Facebook logo with the text "facebook fasting" and various images related to giving up social media for Lent, such as "BRB 40 days" and "I am giving up facebook for Lent."

You Can’t “Fast” from Facebook – The Three Kinds of Lent Fasting

By John B. Manos | March 4, 2019

Fans of St. Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual exercises will enjoy the three kinds of fasts, but more importantly, why there is no such thing as “fasting” from facebook.

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A man with short hair wearing a dark gray t-shirt, grimacing and holding his ears with both hands. He appears to be in a room with beige walls.

Ever Get Tempted to Give up Catholics for Lent?

By John B. Manos | February 13, 2018

I get a little edgier this time of year every year now. It’s because of the stupid, vapid advice I see repeated about lent. The Forum has posted a lot of good posts about lent on social channels recently. One was this piece of gold by Cindy Paslawski. In it, she asks whether traditional lent is optional. And she…

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Lent Meditation Day 46. Women in traditional robes, carrying a body wrapped in white cloths on a rocky hillside. Dark and earthy tones dominate the scene, with hints of green and white. Depicts a solemn Catholic theme related to burial or mourning.

Lent Day 46: Easter Eve — The Entombment.

By John B. Manos | April 15, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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icon of St. Mary of Egypt. Above her is Our Lord in the heavens, but it appears that cabbages makes the clouds beneath Him. Scenes depict her life, including Zosimas's burial aided by the lion

Good Friday Audio: The Story of St. Mary of Egypt

By John B. Manos | April 14, 2017

If you are looking for something fruitful to consider on Good Friday today, in addition to the Stations of the Cross and the lent meditations we have, this little audio is a refreshing story of just what Christ purchased by suffering the Cross, the spitting, the insults, and death for us. In the prayers for…

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Lent Meditation Day 45. Depiction of Jesus' crucifixion with various figures, including soldiers and mourners. Dark tones dominate the scene, highlighting the solemnity of the event. Text reads "Lent Meditation Day 45"."

Lent Day 45: Good Friday — The Descent from the Cross.

By John B. Manos | April 14, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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Lent Meditation Day 44. Depiction of Jesus' crucifixion with Roman soldiers, dark tones, and dramatic lighting. Text "Lent Meditation Day 44" at the top."

Lent Day 44: Maundy Thursday— Jesus’ Mystical Death in the Blessed Eucharist.

By John B. Manos | April 13, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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Lent Meditation Day 43: Depiction of Jesus' crucifixion with two others, surrounded by mourners. Dark tones, dramatic sky, and religious figures in traditional attire. Text reads "Lent Meditation Day 43"."

Lent Day 43: Wednesday in Holy Week — The Death of Jesus.

By John B. Manos | April 12, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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Lent Meditation Day 42. Depiction of Jesus' crucifixion with two other figures on crosses, set against a dark background. Figures are bound with ropes and nails. Below, mourners in traditional robes.

Lent Day 42: Tuesday in Holy Week— The Thirst upon the Cross.

By John B. Manos | April 11, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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Lent Meditation Day 4: A dark, somber painting depicting crucifixions on a hillside. Several figures mourn and observe the scene, with crosses prominently featured against a stormy sky. The text "Lent Meditation Day 4" is overlaid on the image."

Lent Day 41: Monday in Holy Week — The Dereliction of Jesus on the Cross.

By John B. Manos | April 10, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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Lent Meditation Day 40. Jesus carrying the cross, surrounded by Roman soldiers and mourners in a historical scene with muted colors. Text reads "Lent Meditation Day 40"."

Lent Day 40: The Sixth Sunday in Lent — Jesus Commends His Disciples to His Holy Mother’s Care.

By John B. Manos | April 9, 2017

Daily meditations for lent by Fr. Richard Clarke SJ. Scripture and reflections – audio included, listen, read, and grow this lent!

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