1.0Mark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdrobertsMark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/author/mrobertsReflections on Fasting in Lent - Mark D. Robertsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Wma1HKfD1Q"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2008/02/reflections-on-fasting-in-lent.html">Reflections on Fasting in Lent</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2008/02/reflections-on-fasting-in-lent.html/embed#?secret=Wma1HKfD1Q" width="600" height="338" title="“Reflections on Fasting in Lent” — Mark D. Roberts" data-secret="Wma1HKfD1Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Permalink for this post I grew up hearing about Catholics fasting during the season of Lent. No meat on Fridays, only fish, which in my school cafeteria was something to be avoided at all costs. This always seemed to me to be one more good reason to be a Protestant. But, in the past fifteen…