Just Starting My Penance

It’s a holy time of year for Christians around the world.  The days of denial and penance are ending while prayers for protection continue. I admit I pray a lot and hopefully, that makes up for the fact that I didn’t fully ‘give up’ what I planned to ‘give up’ at the start of lent…

Ruining it with Reading

Growing up in a catholic family we spent a lot of time in church around Easter.  Stations of the Cross,  Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course, Easter Sunday.  But there was one church event that I particularly enjoyed because I would go with my grandma. It was ‘blessing of the food’ and it was…