Lent. A time of spiritual renewal and giving things up that you really don't want to. We'll so far it has gone very well. My friend made me give up the potatoe (Dan Quale spelling). Being a meat and potatoes kind of guy, it's kind of tough. Most people give up silly things just because that's what you're supposed to do, right? I normally try to make my Lenten sacrifice a little more. Now some of it is personal, but I will share some of my additional sacrifices. First of, I'm really working to get back to saying the Rosary every day, secondly I'm fasting quite a bit more often than I have in previous years. Fasting is strange because I can go all day without eating and not think twice about it, but when I'm doing it on purpose all I can think about is food. That makes it really tough.
What have you given up, or added for your spiritual renewal?
We've actually had some priestly support out here in Western Afghanistan. The main priest for Afghanistan celebrated an Ash Wednesday Mass on Monday, 23 Feb. The Italian priest didn't show up for Ash Wednesday, so as a Catholic Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist , I gave the Liturgy of The Word to the Catholics who showed up. Unfortunately, I didn't think to ask the priest on Monday for some ashes (Catholic Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist may distribute ashes in the absence of a priest). And we actually have the Task Force Phoenix priest out here for two days and two Masses!
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