fasting'S ARCHIVE

• Complaint Fasting

  
  

  • By Domonique Thompson
  • On March 24, 2021

  Editor’s Note: DCSC volunteer Domonique Thompson shares her experience of fasting from complaints this Lent. In a continuation from her last blog, reflecting on her blessings, she shares her process of practicing gratitude this season. […]

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• Letting Go and Healing My Brokenness

  
  

  • By Janice Smullen
  • On February 20, 2016

  Editor’s Note: Missioner Janice Smullen reflects on the gifts of Lent and the opportunity that it offers for healing of our broken human nature. Is it possible to love Lent? To love 40 days of fast, reflection, […]

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• Franciscan Friday: Revisiting Ramadan

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On July 12, 2013

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, last summer we featured a special series on Ramadan. As our Muslim brothers and sisters once again celebrate this holy time, we encourage you to […]

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• Franciscan Friday: The Fasting That I Wish

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On February 15, 2013

  Today is only the third day of Lent, so chances are good that your fast is still going strong. Three days without whatever you “gave up” – be it sweets, television, alcohol, coffee, Facebook – […]

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• Walking in Solidarity this Lent

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On February 13, 2013

  “Solidarity” is a word that is often used in social justice circles to describe the unity or oneness we strive to have with others, especially those who are experiencing poverty or inequality. There are many […]

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• Ramadan: Do This in Memory of Me

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On August 10, 2012

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, Franciscan Fridays is starting a series on Ramadan. Check back every Friday though August 17 for posts by Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM. A master instructs […]

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• Ramadan: Being Conscious of God

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On August 3, 2012

  “Fasting is prescribed for you…that you may taqwa.” (Qur’an 2.183) Taqwa. It’s a hard word to pronounce correctly unless you’ve mastered Arabic pronunciation. The q-sound (qaf) is made far back in the throat, not like […]

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• Franciscan Friday’s on Ramadan: Preparing for the Light

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On July 27, 2012

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM is guest blogging about Ramadan every Friday though August 17. A shop in Cairo displaying Ramadan lanterns for sale. Dates – […]

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• Franciscan Friday’s on Ramadan: Fasting to Reorient

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On July 20, 2012

  To celebrate interfaith friendship and St. Francis’ history with Islam, Franciscan Fridays is starting a series on Ramadan. Check back every Friday though August 17 for posts by Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM. A late-medieval Qur’an […]

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