Tag: Penance

Making Advent a Penitential Time While in Waiting

Advent has been called Little Lent. The idea is interesting since it captures the spirit of penance. Although the Code of Canon Law, precisely in Canon 1250 says that The penitential days and times in the universal Church...

Thoughts on Penance

Penance is witnessing the incivility and hatred in our “civil” society. The language of intolerance on both sides of the political spectrum towards the other. Penance is witnessing the death of civil discourse and the exchange of ideas and...

Meat on Fridays?

I am a proud carnivore. I often show my cuspid teeth to my vegan buddy as a reminder to him that our genetics created these to rip and tear meat. In addition, not being a fan of the greens he eats, I offer to save him my lawn clippings each summer...

There Is Nothing Permanent Except Change

Once there was a man named Pete whose life was both difficult and inspiring. He was raised by very devout parents who did everything possible to plant and nourish the seeds of Christian faith within their son. However, when Pete grew up and got out...