Posts Tagged "fasting"

Fasting In The 21st Century In our ongoing Lenten series, we are hoping to share some thoughts with you to make our penitential season more fruitful. In past generations, there was no question that, especially during Lent, you prayed, and you fasted. Everyone did. And it was a valuable practice. Many have lost the value […]

Rediscovering Fasting In our 3rd article in our Lenten series, we’ll discuss Fasting. Lately, the media and modern secular science are consistently promoting fasting as good for the body. Here’s just a few recent headlines: “Fasting changes cells hormones and genes to help you live longer” “Fasting eliminates belly fat” “Fasting lowers risk of diabetes” […]