Catholic Lent

I don't drink coffee but had slowly gotten more and more addicted to having a Mountain Dew in the morning.  I know, I know, liquid donut with caffeine.

Well, today is DAY ONE of being RID of all green sodas FOREVER!  Lent is a convenient push.

I'm not Catholic but to show support for you I will also give up abusing your intern for lent.

I am Catholic!

This was hard for me this year, I don't drink sodas, I eat very little junk food, I stopped drinking coffee a few weeks ago....

After reading OPUS reply, I will give up my negitive judgments of others.

I think that is what God wants from me.

Thanks for this thread!

I am Catholic!

This was hard for me this year, I already don't drink sodas, I eat very little junk food, I stopped drinking coffee a few weeks ago, there is not that much left....

After reading OPUS reply, I will give up my negitive judgments of others. I hope it will last a life time, not just for Lent.

I think that is what God wants from me.

Thanks for this thread!

For my lent "giving up" something, I am giving up my daily short almond latte at Starbucks for $2.62, zero Starbucks for 40 days,  and donating my coffee money to Maryknoll.   However, I won't be giving up coffee entirely though, I'll brew it at home; to me, I am  sacrificing a treat and directing my treat money to a good cause.

For my lent "taking up" something, it will be a family thing.  At least three times during lent we will have family movie night with movies that have themes about social justice, making hard but just choices, charity, etc., that we haven't seen before.  My ideas include Au Revoir Les Enfants, Hotel Rwanda, and something from the archdiocese library. 

In this season, we're called to prayer, penance/self denial, and alms giving. 

This lent, I'm resolved to pray more during the day and to go to confession more frequently. 

Due largely, I'm sure, to your time spent in COJ!

LOL... yup, that's usually the big one...  

I think thats awesome that you are not only giving up, but donating zagagirl.  If i wasn't a poor college student I would probably eat out more and hence have to give it up.  Thats a great idea for the future.

just give up Catholicism, then lent will be a non-issue.

Being one of the only non-catholics in my office, I was very tempted to bring a nice, big, juciy steak in for lunch and savor (very loudly) every bite.

Even if I was catholic, I really don't have much to give up.  I already gave up 'coke', processed sugar, and a barely watch TV as it is.  Food wise, I can't really give up anything that wouldn't hurt my training.  I guess the only thing I could give up would be BT, and even I have my limits. 

And the point of this would be what exactly?  It's not that hard to simply respect that other people have different beliefs than you and to go about your normal business.