Lent -- not behaviors but series of questions.
From: National Catholic Reporter
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Date: 2/23/2001
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Author: CHITTISTER, JOAN
First Sunday of Lent
Lent is not an event. It is not something that happens to us. It is at most a microcosm of what turns out to be a lifelong journey to the center of the self.
The purpose of Lent is to confront us with ourselves in a way that's conscious and purposeful, that enables us to deal with the rest of life well. It is not a "penitential season." It is a growing season. It requires us to determine what is worth dying for in our own lives and what it may be ...
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