We are now well into the Holy and Great Fast of Lent, but for many of us it may have already begun to seem tedious: a routine and perhaps even empty exercise. This article by Fr Steven Ritter addresses this state of mind, offering fresh, thought-provoking, common-sense reminders of why the Fast is important to our spiritual life. By Fr. Stephen Ritter Meatfare Sunday … [Read more...] about Return to Paradise: The How and Why of Fasting