Lent begins today with Ash Wednesday

Lent has officially arrived. Time to put away the beads, thaw the fish sticks and toss out the Marlboros, Dr Pepper, Twinkies and Guinness (at least until St. Patrick's Day.) What do you plan to give up for 40 days? The usual suspects include candy,

Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department, 201 Main St., Salina, 4 to 6:30 pm Ash Wednesday, Fridays during Lent, and Good Friday. Dinner: $7, includes choice of hand-breaded fish, shrimp or chicken planks, with fries or pierogi, coleslaw and dessert.

Jesus' message is one of love and compassion, yet there is nothing loving or compassionate about the modern industries that produce almost all of the chickens, pigs, and cows that are turned into meat.

Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department, 201 Main St., Salina, 4 to 6:30 pm Ash Wednesday, Fridays during Lent, and Good Friday. Dinner: $7, includes choice of hand-breaded fish, shrimp or chicken planks, with fries or pierogi, coleslaw and dessert.

From the essay, "Lent: Why the Christian Must Deny Himself", by Brother Austin G. Murphy, O.S.B.: To answer the question "Why must the Christian fast?" we should first note that fasting, in itself, is neither good nor bad, but is

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