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Give the Gift of Change: CRS Rice Bowls

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Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving . . . that’s what we’re encouraged to do every Lent. As a teen, it’s easy to make an excuse to get out of the almsgiving part. After all, you don’t make a ton of money, and it’s hard to find a charity that you’re sure is legit and will use your donation for causes and/or organizations you can support as a faithful Catholic.

We have the perfect suggestion. If you can do something as simple as gather your spare change all throughout Lent, you could literally change someone’s life.

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Welcome to the Desert: Lent 2013

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So here we are. Lent 2013. Another 40 days of no caffeine, cookies, soda, candy, the snooze button, Facebook/Twitter, gossip, video games, complaining, showing up late, secular music, texting, TV, or homework (just kidding . . . don’t try it, it doesn’t work).

There could be a lot of different motivations behind those sacrifices – like a desire to lose weight, or to get attention . . . but that’s not exactly what Lent is about.

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