Tag: lent


How can you make the world better with $5? Find out!

How can you make the world better with $5? Find out!

I love birthdays — I think of them as my own personal New Year’s Day, reflecting on where I’ve been in my last year and how I can make my next year better. And my birthday always falls during Lent, which is a Christian season of reflection leading up to Easter. Though many people simplify Lent to giving something up,…

What rules are you following and are they helping or hurting you?

What rules are you following and are they helping or hurting you?

New York magazine shows us P Diddy’s white party. Obviously after Memorial Day. It seems like at least once a year I read an article in Vogue or Glamour that says the “don’t wear white before Memorial Day” rule is dead. Wear lovely white wool pants in the winter, wear a beautiful white winter coat, they suggest, and forget that…

On approaching Easter, and the conclusion of Lent

On approaching Easter, and the conclusion of Lent

I grew up Catholic, and I’m not sure how old I was when I realized everyone wasn’t Catholic. It seemed everyone in my life not only celebrated Christmas and Easter but had a first Communion and knew what Lent was. Turns out lots of people know about Mardi Gras/Carnivale/ paczki day, but don’t necessarily know that the celebration of Fat…