Pleasures almost seem to have become human rights!
We not only have the "right" to food but any kind of free sexual expression. Topping the charts right next to abolishing hunger are the attempts mainstream abortion, contraception, and homosexual marriage. Somehow, it's all the same level.
What does fasting and Lent have to do with this? Reminding us that MAN is more than an animal. We don't just feed ourselves and reproduce. We were made to love, and love involves sacrifice. In Lent we are reminded of Christ's ultimate loving sacrifice on the cross, and we're called to imitate him in some small way!
Author Katherine Becker has a really neat take on things in the Dating Fast.
"The Dating Fast
challenges each of us to exercise the courage needed to trust in God
and trust in Him to lead us to the fulfillment of our hearts' desires."
—Fr. Luke A. Spannagel
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