An Adams County blogger is planning to abstain from solid food for 46 days as he investigates an old tale about doppelbock beer, aka “liquid bread,” first developed for the Christian season of Lent more than 300 years ago by monks in Munich, Germany.
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Asking for Forgiveness
How do we ask for forgiveness authentically? What is needed for the sound of our asking to ring true, and deeply so? (I remember a spectacularly naïve request for forgiveness I received a few years ago, and I still cringe in pain). One thing I do know: being able to say, straightforwardly, the words “forgive me” is a step in the right direction. The simple words say so much more than “I am sorry.” For one, “forgive me” voices a direct request to another, who by these two words is rendered visible as the one who has been wronged.
Read moreLenten Calendar, Academic Calender
There is a certain tension between the liturgical year and academic year. This tension becomes most pronounced when one places the season of Lent and the Spring semester in the same arena.
Read moreA hunger for the fast
“For those who do too much,” the lector read, “for those who eat and drink too much, or spend too much, or hurry too much, may the discipline of fasting bring simplicity and peace…”
Read moreWhatcha doin’ for Lent?
What is your congregation or community doing for Lent?
Read moreGospel Acclamation for Lent
What do you do when you have a mixed congregation mostly of Episcopalians and Roman Catholics, with varying traditions for greeting the gospel, gathered during Lent for a diaconal ordination?
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