The Nativity Fast starts tomorrow (New Calendar)! I can almost smell the pine trees… and lentils. Speaking of beans, in our tradition, we are given a multitude of time-honored practices that invite us into the liturgical and sacramental significance of Christ’s entrance into this world–fasting rubrics, for example, or added emphasis on repentance, prayer, and almsgiving. It’s tempting…
Great Lent is just around the corner! Are you looking for ways to expand your lenten askesis? Or are you dreading the great fast and trying to find a path back to the basics of your life and faith? I have two free resources to help you out, and both of them focus on all the things you’ve…
