Bishop Kevin Vann has announced that all masses – including daily and Sunday – will be temporarily suspended. All Catholics are “dispensed from the obligation of attending mass.” So us Catholic folks won’t be incurring sin for failure to attend. I’m pretty sure that all other forms of sin are still in full force and effect, and there’s no loophole available for sinners; you’ll still have to repent for your worldly transgression.
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Well, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Per the ol’ Code of Canon Law, all us Catholics who are between 18 and 59 are supposed to fast and participate in abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays throughout Lent. Fasting is an interesting thing; to me, fasting would seem to mean the absence of food. The Catholic Church thinks that fasting is “one full meal during the day.” And a light snacks for breakfast. And maybe a snack in the afternoon. Or in the evening. This is the kinder, gentler Church, I suppose.
According the the American Catholic, in addition to fish it’s still okay to eat eggs, milk products or condiments that are made from animal fat; chicken broth is okay, gravies are fine, sauces flavored with meat are coolio, butter, margarine, and lard – the staples of the American kitchen are “permissible,” and se can even slather even bacon drippings on our Lenten lettuce for a tasty salad – even if said dripping include bits of meat. Continue reading
As the Boy Scouts – an organization that I have long admired – trundles down a path that I believe is going to end up tearing the organization apart, a new group – Trail Life USA – has emerged. The faith-based group believes that they are set to become a premiere organization for boys and young men.
Their stated goal is to “counter the ‘moral free-fall’ of the nation, and ‘raise a generation of faithful husbands, fathers, citizens and leaders.'” As they become more and more public, the group has captured attention because of their open competition with the BSA. Their mission is to “provide a robust alternative to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).”
The name of the group was chosen to avoid any political or controversial undertones.
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