Anonymous
Post 02/16/2024 09:20     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’ll try to tolerate slightly more woke women when they tell me they use abortion as contraceptive w/o the regret. Put them in prayers.


Hope you’ll also try hard to practice Christian values of humility and care for the poor.

Also, a group made a Super Bowl ad about this, with a pro-lifer washing the feet of a woman who just had an abortion. (For non-Christians, Jesus washed others’ feet.) I hear the MaGAs hated it.


What was missing in the commercial was what Jesus said after her forgave people their sins: GO AND SIN NO MORE. He didn't condone the sin itself.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2024 17:24     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:I’ll try to tolerate slightly more woke women when they tell me they use abortion as contraceptive w/o the regret. Put them in prayers.


Hope you’ll also try hard to practice Christian values of humility and care for the poor.

Also, a group made a Super Bowl ad about this, with a pro-lifer washing the feet of a woman who just had an abortion. (For non-Christians, Jesus washed others’ feet.) I hear the MaGAs hated it.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2024 17:01     Subject: Re:How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:I'll be giving up sweets/desserts.

Also no meat on Friday, though eating fish and seafood instead hardly seems like a sacrifice -- it's more luxurious than meat!


I’ve always thought the fish thing was weird. Salmon filet from Whole Foods on Friday isn’t exactly a sacrifice.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2024 14:02     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Giving up my phone in the evenings. No scrolling.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2024 14:01     Subject: Re:How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Gave up alcohol and sugar and although I pray the rosary 4-5 days a week, I'm going to do every day during Lent. Also going to go to daily mass at least a few times a week.
Anonymous
Post 02/15/2024 13:59     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Giving up soft drinks.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2024 12:35     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
No coffee
No booze
Considering no sweets
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2023 18:57     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’ll try to tolerate slightly more woke women when they tell me they use abortion as contraceptive w/o the regret. Put them in prayers.


Makes me wonder how you treat such women when it's not lent.



Makes me wonder why anyone would tell you their contraception method.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2023 18:38     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:Lent for me is giving up myself to be more like Him. So the goal shouldn't be to abstain from something pleasurable, but to pick out some habits that I can use as mental reminders to remember to spend more him with God, whether it be in the form of prayer, reading the bible, donating, volunteering, listening to praise, singing hymns, etc.


I like the idea of this approach.

I have decided to attend church every Sunday. We totally fell off during the pandemic and have never quite recovered. So I am planning to go on Sundays and whoever else in the house wants to join me and if not that’s ok too. i
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2023 18:15     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:I’ll try to tolerate slightly more woke women when they tell me they use abortion as contraceptive w/o the regret. Put them in prayers.


Makes me wonder how you treat such women when it's not lent.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 16:02     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Lent for me is giving up myself to be more like Him. So the goal shouldn't be to abstain from something pleasurable, but to pick out some habits that I can use as mental reminders to remember to spend more him with God, whether it be in the form of prayer, reading the bible, donating, volunteering, listening to praise, singing hymns, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 15:29     Subject: Re:How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:I declutter the house during Lent. I devote at least a half hour a day to decluttering and donating, usually more.


Several years ago, a friend introduced me to the plan to throw out 40 bags during Lent. Now a group of us embraces this plan every year.

Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 14:47     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
I’ll try to tolerate slightly more woke women when they tell me they use abortion as contraceptive w/o the regret. Put them in prayers.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 14:44     Subject: How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:Looking for ideas (and frankly just curious!).


Penance, hour of adoration of Blessed sacrament and stations of the cross. Light meals Fridays.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2023 14:44     Subject: Re:How do you plan on observing Lent this year?
Anonymous wrote:Not sure what religion the above PP is bit I’ve never heard of doing those things. I plan on giving up afternoon coffee. My 10yo is giving up dessert ( Episcopalian)


Catholic!