{"id":1227,"date":"2018-02-14T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2018-02-03T12:30:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T18:30:11","slug":"a-deeper-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2018\/02\/a-deeper-love.html","title":{"rendered":"A deeper love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_0123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-963 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_0123-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0123\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the day we celebrate love. For Catholics, today we also embark on the Lenten journey. It is Ash Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so important to make sure those we love know how we feel, not only on Valentine&#8217;s Day but always.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this year you can honor those you love by telling them of your prayers for them. Send out your love into the world today and always.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day! It&#8217;s the day we celebrate love. For Catholics, today we also embark on the Lenten journey. It is Ash Wednesday. It&#8217;s so important to make sure those we love know how we feel, not only on Valentine&#8217;s Day but always. 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