Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! When I was a kid, I loved Lent. Not because I'm super into penitence or the morbid curiosity.of death. No, I loved Lent because it meant potlucks on Wednesday nights and potlucks always included KFC. So, while some people associate fried fish on Fridays with Lent, …
For the Last Week of Epiphany
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Next week kicks off the season of Lent: a time of fasting and penitence. Sometimes it seems like we treat it as a time of solemn moping or sacrificial rigidity. The most famous aspect of the season in common culture is that some people don't eat meat or that …
Epiphany 7
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! When I was young, I liked to condemn Valentine's Day as a "Hallmark Holiday". This was mostly my being angsty. But the funny thing is – I wasn't wrong. More like half right. Valentine's Day obviously has Christian origins. But it isn't one of our feast days. …