“The Fasting I Wish”

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

The “giving up” part of Lent is the easy part, isn’t it? That’s not to say it’s simple to give up smoking or chocolate or wine or computer games or gossiping or losing one’s temper, but it can be done. After all, it’s only six weeks, right? Similarly, for adult Catholics, abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent may take a bit of effort or planning, but with al...