No Fried Foods
This most reverent season of Lent began with a bit of a giggle for me yesterday as I received a call from a far away friend who is a cafeteria-style Muslim. Like me, she's proud of her religious heritage, but is -- also like me -- not the most practicing type.
In her call, she announced that she was giving up fried foods.
"Why?" I asked.
"Lent" was her reply.
I burst into laughter. The thought of my lovely Muslim friend giving up her favorite foods for forty days, while I -- the Cafeteria Catholic -- was doubtful that I could make it through Ash Wednesday without consuming meat, was too much to handle.
Apparently, my friend, who recently moved into a quite predominantly Catholic city, is inspired by those around her to observe this season of sacrifice.
"You know what this means, don't you?" I declared. "You're a Cafeteria Catholic, too!"
With that, we both got a big laugh.
posted by CafeCath @ 9:20 PM
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3 Comments:
what a cool friend! I wish we all could be so tolerant.
The question is, what are you going to do at Ramadan?
I think it's great that she is open to experiencing what her neighbors are going through. I also think it's a sign of how attractive Lent is: it's good to give up something, challenge ourselves, be a bit more serious for forty days. I always look forward to Lent.
Yes, my friend is VERY cool.
V - Can you substitute silk for fresh for 40 days?
And, Liam - I agree with you on all counts. And, I'm thinking about Ramadan.
Thanks for stopping by!
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