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34 posts tagged "Lent"

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A call to psalmody

Devin Humphreys | Tuesday, April 12, 2022

I am a convert to Roman Catholicism. As I write this column, I’m celebrating 10 years since my confirmation (a late confirmation in my diocese, the Diocese of Saginaw, which confirms its cradle Catholics in 2nd grade). My baptism, confirmation and first reception of Holy Communion in 7th grade came two years after our family

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Personal responsibility: What’s the point?

Eva Analitis | Friday, April 8, 2022

As a non-Catholic, when I didn’t make a point of abstaining from meat on Fridays in Lent, my Catholic-school friends weren’t too surprised as they devoutly observed a day of discipline once a week. While they filled the seats of Friday fish-fries and reminded one another to steer clear of meals with meat, they figured

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Notre Dame dining halls expand beef alternatives during Lent

Gabby Beechert | Thursday, March 31, 2022

Notre Dame’s student government Department of Sustainability teamed up with Campus Dining and Campus Ministry to implement Beef Free ND, an initiative that encourages students to go beef free for Lent.  The initiative was started by senior Alexander Kuptel, the director of the policy subcommittee within the Department of Sustainability. Kuptel, a flexitarian who eats mostly

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Let’s keep this Lent a secret

Devin Humphreys | Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Next week sees the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. This means that for 40 days, not counting Sundays, the Church will enter her yearly period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. So how are we to join our brethren in this observance? The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) lays out the five precepts of

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What I’m giving up for Lent

Gabriel Niforatos | Friday, February 19, 2021

This Lent, I’ve decided to give up meat. I could tell you that my body is a temple and that I want to be a healthy, disciplined person or that I oppose inhumane violence against God’s creation. For 40 days, I’m going to sacrifice and eat fish and broccoli from the dining hall, and maybe

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Sacrifice

Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 3, 2020

Growing up I thought I knew what sacrifice was. I experienced the sense of accomplishment that comes with giving up your aisle row seat on the plane for an elderly person or saving the last cookie in the box for your sibling. I did not like it, but I was sacrificing my happiness for someone

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What if someone gave up their phone for Lent?

Jimmy Ward | Thursday, March 5, 2020

This Viewpoint column really snuck up on me. As I brainstormed ideas of what I could write about with so much going on in the global scene and scrolled through Twitter, I was reminded of my sacrifice for Lent. My goal was to reduce my screen time. Usually when I check my phone I am

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Ivan and Alyosha

Gabriel Niforatos | Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Do you ever feel like you’re running away from something deep inside yourself? I am sometimes worried that I am running away from faith. I am a theology minor directly, and quite ironically, because I am not religious and I enjoy debating religious ideas with people. I never imagined that I would eventually study at

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College Campus Ministry expands programming for Lenten season

Genevieve Coleman | Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Upon entering the liturgical season of Lent, Saint Mary’s Campus Ministry department is working with students to help them become more reflective and prayerful. Director of Campus Ministry Regina Wilson discussed the initiatives created in order to meet this goal. In addition to the current liturgy schedule, Campus Ministry will also host evening prayer and

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Lent: Perfection need not apply

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, February 26, 2020

All it takes is a little spark. Just the beginning of belief. A belief that God is actively at work, even when chaos seems to be the dominant narrative of our lives. Hell, Lent itself can be a bit chaotic. Each year the Catholic Church sets the dates for Ash Wednesday, the Triduum (Holy Thursday,

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