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- SOUTH TEXAS CATHOLIC
faith & family
March 6, 2009
Lenten meals give families chance to teach important lessons
The Angelotti family prays
before diving in to a
meatless meal of baked
potatoes and salad at
their home in Centreville,
Va„ Feb. 4. Parents Terry
and Neil, along with their
children, Brendan, 9, Emily,
11, and Kyle, 13, have
made Operation Rice
Bowl a centerpiece on
the family table during
Lent. The nationwide
alms-giving program
coordinated by Catholic
Relief Services encourages participants to learn about hunger and poverty
around the globe and then to make donations to help those most in need.
[CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) (Feb. 6, 2009)
WASHINGTON (CNS) - It's not always teaching moment at any time of year. She
easy to bring family members together for a wrote her new book, "Saints at the Din-
tasty, nutritious and affordable meal. When ner Table (St. Anthony Messenger Press,
Lent comes around, the need for meatless $19.95), in part to bring lessons from the
Fridays and the hope of teaching children early days of the church into the lives of
about why Catholics fast and abstain from her children today. "I'm constantly trying to
meat can make meal planning seem nearly dnd waYs to teach them about my faith and
impossible. But two Catholic mothers in teach them to make good choices in life,"
different parts of the country have a few Heyd said. They need to keep relearning
solutions to offer. "I think it's very impor- (about good choices) until it's part of who
tant that we do observe Lent as families, they are." Hendey said it is important for
even though it's not doctrinally required Catholic children to know not only what
below a certain age," said Lisa Hendey of they are expected to do during Lent, but
Fresno, Calif., the mother of two teenagers why. "We link it to an act of service," she
and founder of CathoIicMom.com, a Web said of the family's simple, meatless meals
site that offers a variety of free resources to on Fridays in Lent.
Catholic parents. Amy Heyd, a mother of
three from Cincinnati, says meals can be a
Ten things to do before Easter Sunday
By Bill and Monica Dodds
Catholic News Service
It can be hard when Lent seems like
something added to your to-do list (or a
lot of somethings!). If you’re a parent, your
everyday list is long.
So what do you bump or put on hold or
admit to yourself you’re never going to ac-
complish until the kids grow up and move
away?
On the other hand, if you don’t bump, put
or admit, then Lent can be like any other
time of the year, and that would be a shame.
Not “shame on you,” but a shame your fam-
ily — and you — missed this opportunity.
It’s good for your children to know, it’s
good for their parents to remember, that sac-
rificing is possible. More than a few families,
no doubt including some in your parish,
are already making a number of sacrifice
this Lent and beyond because of current
economic conditions. They’re cutting way
back and doing without because they have
no other choice.
Lent is about choice. About many choices.
About, time and again, deciding to do
something more or not to do something you
customarily like to do.
And Lent is about focusing. It’s looking
at what really matters and trimming away
what doesn’t.
If you’d like some ideas of what you can
do from Ash Wednesday through Holy Sat-
urday, here are some suggestions:
1. Donate to the local food bank. These
wonderful organizations have been
under a lot of stress lately as they try
to help more and more families. Can’t
get over there with a bag of groceries?
Send a check. Or go online. Many
have ways to donate that way too.
2. As a family, read one complete Gos-
pel. Yes, the first three (Matthew,
Mark and Luke) are similar — syn-
optic — but each of them andjohn is
unique.
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3. Quit smoking. Yikes, that’s a hard
one, isn’t it? A true sacrifice. Not a
smoker? Pray for those who are quit-
ting. Pray for those who are suffering
health problems related to smoking.
(Looking for help? A few years ago
Bill wrote “1440 Reasons to Quit
Smoking: One for Every Minute of
the Day.”)
4. Get to at least one weekday Mass
every week.
5. Learn to weave palms. A number of
Web sites offer directions, including
www.italiansrus.com/palms/palmpat-
tems.htm.
6. Post a prayer request list on the re-
frigerator. It’s an easy way to remind
yourself that “I’ll pray for you” is a
promise that matters. It’s an easy way
to teach your children how to become
people who make those promises.
7. Learn a new recipe for fish. All those
meatless Fridays offer the family a
chance to try something new. A veg-
etarian menu could be a good choice.
In either case, in keeping with the
spirit of Lent, keep it simple.
8. Ask forgiveness from someone you’ve
hurt. Forgive someone who has hurt
you. What a difference either can
make.
9. Thank God for the gifts of faith, hope
and love.
10. Hug your children and kiss your
spouse!
On flic Web: Find Ymn Load Food Bunk
Feeding America (formerly known as
Americas Second Harvest) has made it easy
to find your local food bank. Just type in
your ZIP code at www.feedingamerica.org.
Another way is to call your parish or local
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