It’s Fat Tuesday! For the secular world this is just another excuse to eat, drink and be merry. The Lord never intended for us to be somber and proper every moment. Life is meant to be enjoyed, in moderation.
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Fat Tuesday Jambalaya
Often within the secular world are comparisons between Religious Feast Days or customs and those of pagan practices. This is a veiled attempt to discredit the Catholic Church without fully understanding the connections.
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Welcome to Fat Tuesday. We all know what that means, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and the Lenten Season is upon us. Forty days of personal sacrifice, penance and preparation. While Lent is a somber time and Advent a joyful time, both are really the same – a time to reflect and prepare.
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The day before Ash Wednesday throughout nearly all English speaking countries is known as Shrove Tuesday. To Shrive or to Be Shrove means to confess one’s sins, be absolved, and to receive the advice of a spiritual counselor.
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Welcome to March! It’s Minnesota Day and Peanut Butter Lover’s Day and best of all, Fat Tuesday. This is our big Hurrah before we get serious with the Lenten Season.
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For a lot of people, Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras is the perfect excuse to eat too much, drink too much and just all around have way more fun than imaginable. These days very few people stop to think of the religious implications of the day.
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