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To: Miss Marple

I never understood why other Christian denominations don’t observe Lent like Catholics do. No Good Friday Stations of the Cross or anything given up.


34 posted on 03/24/2009 4:46:00 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

IMHO, most Catholics give up virtually nothing. We are slaves to appetite and impulse. There is no serious struggle for conversion going on. The Orthodox are an example we should be looking into.


36 posted on 03/24/2009 7:09:54 AM PDT by Romulus ("Ira enim viri iustitiam Dei non operatur")
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