Dear Communion of Saints,
I resolved to give up chocolate for Lent and am having a hard time of it in this last week. I stopped by the local co-op and bought some carob to eat instead. Was this a sin? Or even a breaking of my Lenten fast?--Elizabeth
St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church, responds: First, dear sister in Christ, let me tell you: I ate pus for the greater glory of God and you're whining about foregoing chocolate for a measly six weeks? ......more at Dear Communion of Saints: A Question for Catherine of Siena .
Thursday, April 29, 2010
On the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena...
One of my favorite re-runs.
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1 the midrash:
First, dear sister in Christ, let me tell you: I ate pus for the greater glory of God and you're whining about foregoing chocolate for a measly six weeks? ...
ROFL :D
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