"Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation." - St. Augustine
One of the all-time great players believes that there's more to life than football.
Dr. Christopher Beiting, continues his personal and heartwarming reflection on fasting.
Dr. Christopher Beiting, professor of history, reflects on fasting in his own spiritual journey.
7 minutes to teach people about HOW and WHY to fast from food. Rating: Excellent.
That photo from the Grotto which caused such a stir a couple years ago - how is it connected to fasting? Read on.
156 years later, Lincoln's proclamation could just as easily speak to the present moment of our history. Why he proclaimed a nation-wide fast.
It is important to go beyond the minimum, but avoid being excessive in fasting. Here's why.
Fasting causes miracles to happen. Here are three of the many examples from my own life.
It all began in a CVS drugstore on the heels of yet another hospitalization.
Why has the Church today almost completely lost the practice of fasting? Why do we no longer understand it's connection to prayer and mercy (almsgiving)? Is this part of the reason our modern Church is in such a mess?
I have friends who are all over the chart politically. Myself? I do not fit in any of the currently accepted categories of left-right, liberal-conservative. It's a very uncomfortable place to be, but I must follow the truth wherever the... Continue Reading →
Fasting is more important that many of us realize.
