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We have begun the Lenten season today. The word comes from the English term lengthen, referring to the season of the year where we have the lengthening of the days.  The church has made this a season of prayer, fasting, repentance, reflection in preparation for Easter.  In some church traditions, there would be no weddings…

Check out this tour of various parts of the Papal Basilica known as St. John Lateran, one of the oldest church complexes in the world. http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-en.html

http://www.brazospress.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-1-58743-274-3 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/isbn=1587432749/bakerbookhouseA So Fat Tuesday is coming, and hard on its heels Lent– the season for repentance, amendment of life, changing one’s lifestyle, fasting, and the like. In other words, the perfect season to get our Christian house in order before Easter.  And clearly we need to do so.  When even non-Christians can see the…
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