By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor
"Fast. Give alms. Pray. What do those things do to us? What happens to us when we fast?" Father Perry asks us for our celebration of Ash Wednesday. "It's not to punish ourselves or make ourselves miserable. It's to strip away what we don't absolutely need or something even that we like just to go without a little bit. Sometimes that opens us the spirit. But also it can get us in touch with people who have so little in the world, who don't have any of the necessities — let alone the extras."
