Who gives something up and what do you generally give up?

I'm going with snacks and fried foods. They are my weakness.

It will be a true challenge for me to do this. I know that it does not seem to be the sacrifice that others might go through, but they truly are my down fall.

I dont smoke nor drink..........my Lent is year round like it should be.

Thanks for the post I need to spend some time really looking at that. I believe its an important thing to day for sure

HAnk

Chocolate, and man do I love my chocolate, candy, milk, cake & frosting, hot fudge sundaes, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered grahams, pretzels, almonds, peanuts .............. did I mention I LOVE chocolate!

Or at least in your opinion.

Chocolate is pretty darn good, T LEE!

Soda.

I rarely drink it regardless but it is sometimes a temptation.

Elephant ear sandwiches. I run out of them big buns that you serve them on anyway.

I give up lent for lent. I've been perfect for the last 40 years.

I'm giving up Chocolate and calling Tom264 a douche bag, cuckold.

Double dog dare you on the Tom264 thing.

No guarantees, as I'm likely as good a 'Christian' as Dickcheese264 is.

Chocolate is enough.

I didn't call him a cuckold douche bag though...

Chocolate.....maybe.

Is that ALL you have is to take shots at me EVERY chance you get????

For real.....?

Why dont you grow up and act like a MAN instead of a whiney little school girl?

....and.....this pic is for YOU!!!

And I once again extend the opportunity for you to say that to my face ANY time you want......

Like I said........you WILL be eating your teeth....

I PROMISE

I make sure to clean the filter after each drying.

Pretty big words for a cuckold that calls out others at the drop of a hat.

Tell you what, shove Jesus Christ right up your cunny. Tell the wife hey also whilst at it.

You willing to say that to my face???

Yea, yea. Seeing how you can [bleep] on others because you are pissed that the old lady is doing another dong, that's fairly skeery.

Do you like chocolate? :>)

Like I said before that was NOT the case....she was jealous of ME

But once again your too stupid to know the facts.....only what you surmise.

That's called projecting, though I'm sure you enjoy the salty kisses.

For lent, I'm going to not have sex with Sandra Bullock or Nichole Kidman.

Tell you what Steelhead....

Remember the past "Apologies" you made to me????

Take them and shove em where the sun dont shine.....or better yet....I'd be happy to do it for ya.

Blah, blah, blah, another silly cunny heard from. Why the [bleep] don't you just stay gone. Oh, that's right, you are a typical 'Piece of [bleep] Christian'

Want my phone # to "talk" your issues over?

Can I call the wife's cell?

I just googled cuckold.

Nope....you call mine....WE talk.

Maybe WE can meet somewhere and you being the big brave man behind the computer can/will say that to my face...

I doubt you would.

I'm not into that kinky [bleep]. Suggest you get with DerbyDude. I'm sure he will be happy to let you run video with the old lady.

Well, this went downhill in a hurry.

What's up with the Christian bashing?

I mean, it's a free country, or it's supposed to be, but is there a reason you say that?

Josh

NO its because you are not man enough to face me.....

What a piece of chicken crap.

Told ya to stop typing in front of the mirror. I'd like to go bring up all the old threads with you being cunny hurt, pissing on others, and saying you were gone, but I'm not that interested.

Do it!!!!! dont bother me....

As a matter of fact incase anybody cares.....

What started this between us was a back when you made the statement something like this...."If Jesus came back today we would give him the electric chair"....I told you in public I was offended you would say that.....you blew up and I in turn PM'd you and apologized for calling you out in public but apparently it dont go both ways...

You NEVER apologized back about that but I dont care......

No, dickcheese, the comment was "If Christ returned we would kill him again"

The fact that you are too obtuse to understand that surprises me known. It has/had NOTHING to do with Christ and everything to do with the NATURE of man.

Hell, even a few Baptists understood that.

Once again....I'm too "Obtuse".....another LIE!

Whatever you say Christian.

Is that your best comeback???

Laffin'

Friends,

I'm leading a Lenten group in our parish this year. This is something I've never done before and I was quite surprised when I was chosen.

This morning was our first of six meetings. Each meeting on our Lenten Journey is scheduled to last from ninety minutes to two hours and we're using a fabulous booklet that is entitled, The Living Eucharist.

I was really dreading this first meeting. As it turned out, the entire group, which is about half of our Parish Bible Study really got into the program and we had a blast. In truth, I was amazed that it went so well.

Most of my life has been devoted to studying Scripture, the Gospels, the wonderful Catholic Church and the Church Fathers ... and most of our first part of our Lenten Journey was smack dab in the middle of that.

Anyway, our group just loved the first meeting and I'm actually looking forward to the next five. Each of the meetings will involve about twenty or thirty hours of preparation on my part, but that's half of the enjoyment.

Ash Wednesday Vigil Mass will be tomorrow evening, so between now and then I have to figure out what I'll give up for Lent.

God Bless,

Steve

No Sir, I LOVE IT!

My name is Terry and I am a chocaholic!

I'm giving up lent. Everytime I have lent something to somebody, I have to go out and buy a new one.

I won't listen to Rush Limbauch for a week.

I want some chocolate.

I gave up Copenhagen for Lent--------1991. Still haven't gone back - 1 - 2 cans a day, I figure I've saved well over 30,000 dollars! + interest!
Mark

Dang, I better get busy on figuring what I'm giving up for Lent.


I did have some good pancakes today tho!

It starts today. We do the traditional - no meat today and every Friday. That's it. When I was a kid, I volunteered in a soup kitchen for lent every year but they're gone.

I am giving up soda this year.... gonna be a hard one for me but it is one I need to do.... plus it is something I have everyday.... thus when I think of wanting one, it will turn my attention to God... which is the whole idea anyway.

I think I'll give up coming to the Hunters Campfire Forum after yesterday....

Never really observed it or even knew what it was. Then the last handful of girl friends I've had were all Catholic and observed it so I went along with the program. Basically the way it is/was observed was no meat on Friday, just fish which suited me just fine because we always have enough salmon to last a year even serving it up a couple times a week. I've still got a few cases of kippered red salmon from 2010 yet.

Then one day I came upon a theory that Jesus and the Pope probably never had red salmon or beer battered halibut. Otherwise it wouldn't be looked upon as a sacrifice and wouldn't be approved for Lent.

T, send all your chocolate to BOBBALEE...!!!

I'm not giving up chocolate for Lent. In fact, I usually eat more chocolate during Lent than any other time. I love solid chocolate bunnies from the local confectioner. Nor am I giving up the following:

Years ago, I gave up anal sex for lent.

It wore my kness and elbows raw.


Still not gone back.

ROTFLMAO. Thanks for sharing that.

Have no fear, the Peeps and jelly beans are fair game and I will freely indulge!

My Mother still loves peeps. I always take her a package when I go by to visit this time of year.

Yep, my daughter loves me, always a package or two from her this time of the year. Oh and god old fashioned jelly beans, none of that gourmet crap.

I have a confession to make. I like to buy the bags of all black jelly beans.

A brother from another mother!

You might not know Scotch but you do know JB's!

Those little chocolate covered mint patties are hard to beat.

I am a black jelly bean man from way back! Glad to know I am not alone.

The beginning of Lent is Ash Wednesday.

Karen and I just got home from our Ash Wednesday Vigil Mass at our parish, Christ the King Catholic Church, near Milwaukie, Oregon.

Please bear in mind that Christ the King is simply a tiny, tiny little neighborhood Catholic church. A wonderful refuge for we believers, but little in the scheme of things.

Christ the King is very SPECIAL to Karen and me. The folks are our family, our Brothers and Sisters in Christ and they have supported us during the tough times .... they were SO THERE when Karen had her stroke and we love each and every one of them.

This evenings Ash Wednesday Vigil Mass was unreal.

We are tiny, but have room for about 800 worshippers in our pews.

This evening, every pew was full and there were folks lined up against every wall and there were perhaps another 150 folks in the vestibule and a few standing outside. I believe that somewhere between 1,100 and 1,200 folks were at Christ the King this evening, celebrating the wonderful Ash WednesdayVigil Mass.

It was so wonderful.

The readings of the Mass are the same worldwide, so if you attended Mass today, you heard them ... and they were SUPER. The hymns wre fantastic. And Father Dave's Homily was really GREAT

I always read Saint Thomas Aquinas' Thanksgiving Before Receiving the Eucharist. This is such a GREAT preparation before receiving The Lamb upon my tongue and the Precious blood of Our Saviour. And, of course, I again read Saint Thomas' Thanksgiving After Receiving The Eucharist after receiving.

Karen does the same. And our wonderful friends, Kathy and Mike, were with us this evening. Karen was overwhelmed with emotion at receiving The Lamb, as was I.

If this Ash Wednesday is any indicator, our Catholic Lent is off to a GREAT START. A full house of the devout .... how much greater does it get??? (Hint: It's GREAT!!)

I'm busy studying for my next presentation to my group of Lenten Studies. Last week's presentation went really, really well. Hopefully, I can keep that rolling. It really helps to have done a bunch of pilgrimages to Rome, Assisi and the Holy Land ... I can give my little group of pilgrims a personal tour of those special places that were especially touched by Our Lord.

May God Bless All of You and Lead You Along Your OWN Very Special Lenten Journey.

Your Brother In Christ ... Steve

Friend Steve, it might gladden your heart a bit to know that even the 0700 Mass at Sacred Heart in Punta Gorda was a full of people Mass and we have seating for 1200! Not sure about the other ones (we did the 4 Mass Sunday schedule) but the first Mass turn out was impressive.

It was a GREAT way to start the day and the Lenten Season.

Ours was standing room only as well Steve and and always a great humble reminder....
Peace.

I give up okra and eggplant every year.

Jim

brussel sprouts.





I make it easy to keep.

Being raised Baptist and in an area of very few Catholics, I had no idea what Lent was, until I was in High School. I was friends with a young lady from another part of Kentucky, where there was a very large Catholic demographic, and in fact, she was Catholic. I went to visit her during Lent, and got my crash course in it.

It isn't my way of worshipping, but I can appreciate devotion in more forms than one.

I hope that each of the members of the campfire who participate in the Lenten Season are blessed by their experience.

How refreshing.... and from a Bama fan no less.

Good crowd at he 7:00 o'clock last night. I'm not really gonna binge on candy during Lent, just kidding about that, but I do love the Easter season and all the good things it brings.

BTW, it's nearly impossible to find plain old jelly beans anymore. Bummer.

Absolutely!!! Thank you, Crimson Tide for that wonderful and civil contribution. You're a good guy in my book.

Interestingly, I live very close to a Presbyterian church and a Lutheran church. Both of these local congregations had Ash Wednesday services. Historically, both congregations also particpate in Lent by having Soup Suppers every Friday evening.

Stations of the Cross is always a wonderful tradition at every Catholic Parish. This year, we will have my friend Donna Cori Gibson presenting the first Stations of the Cross at our parish, Christ the King

http://www.youtube.com/user/donnacorigibson#p/u.

Here's something I truly cherish; BOTH of our local Presbyterian and Lutheran communities will be doing Stations of the Cross this year.

Good for them .... we are so much stronger when we are together. And an appreciation of each other's worship can only make our own much stronger.

God Bless You All,

Steve

I declare to give up on the Tom264/Steelhead chainjank -

I henceforth put the

Man with the Indiana Stupid Law defying Rifle

and the

Father of the most bestest coast cuttingest Coast Guard Cutter

to ignore.

I pledge to break this lent as soon as I get notice by all you other good folk, that these two have stopped their sillyness.

I do mean to keep my lent on starchy stuff, white sugar & pipe tobacco.

Well said! As a son of a Baptist Pastor, a Bible College Student, and husband to a Catholic lady, I couldn't agree more!

Not my way of worship either. But to all who find comfort, peace and fulfillment in the observation of the lenten season I wish you well. I am glad for you that you rejoice in your cherished tradition.

I'll say it again.... bless her heart! She's a saint!

THANK YOU CT, my sister is hard core Southern Baptist and after have many conversation with her she was amazed at all the common ground we have!

I wish my Catholic friends well with their path.

I get out of it by believing Christ who went before us was the perfect sacrifice He shares Himself with us, therefore canceling our need to duplicate sacrifice.
He also said He came that we may have life in abundance, which does not sound to my ears that He said we need to sacrifice.

To each his own good luck with your quest.

Terry,

I think we all have more in common than we think. It is the slight differences that cause us so much heartache, but NONE of it matters to GOD!

I, too, am not Roman Catholic, but wish the very best, and most Blessed Lenten season on my brothers and sisters who do follow it.

Ed

I usually have a good beer or two each night. That is what I am giving up this Lent. Going to save the money saved on buying the beer and give it to the poor. Seriously.

You are welcome, brother.

Outstanding...self-denial, almsgiving wrapped into one.

Table salt. This could be the hardest thing I ever gave up for lent...

I couldn't make it. Pretty sure folks wouldnt like it if a uniformed cop sat through Mass on their dime. I was at least hoping for an ash and dash.

I lent my chainsaw to a neighbor.

As it should be Sir.

LOL

That is good.
(I didn't get to 'ash and dash' either)

I would have LOVED you at ours. Especially if you'd have helped direct traffic after it was over!
Not sure I've heard of 'ash and dash', but you know the weekly bulletin is your 'receipt' for having attended mass.

SURE IS.

Karen and I just got home from the Donna Cori Gibson Stations of the Cross Concert at Christ the King.

We arrived at 4:30 PM and helped set up. By 5:00PM, our parking lot was totally full and the devout were parking on the street and in the school lot next door.

Promptly at 6:00PM, the concert started. Many of our Catholic Community, plus folks from St John's and Holy Family and many of our local nuns were there. I did lots and lots of hugging this evening and it was fabulous.

Karen and I passed out programmes until we ran out. The entire church was full to overflowing. Probably 1,000 folks, maybe more.

This was our friend Donna's premier performance of her new Stations of the Cross and it was unreal-fabulous-GREAT.

This will give you a small sample of what her Stations of the Cross Concert is like:

http://www.youtube.com/user/donnacorigibson#p/u

Tired now and enjoying a bit of Mike's Harder Blueberry Lemonaid.

God Bless and Have a Blessed Lent,

Your Brother In Christ Steve