Fish fry Friday feasts

by Dennis Coday on Mar. 10, 2010

While I was looking for something else, I found this over on the web site of the Catholic Times of Springfield, Ill. The headline caught my attention, and as a lover of fish, I have to confess this question has crossed my mind many times during many Lents: Do no-meat Lenten Fridays count less if you like fish?

And if you saw the line to my parish's Knights of Columbus Friday night fish fry winding out the gymnasium door, up the stairs and down the hall, you too would have to wonder: Is this really a sacrifice?

Agree. Fish on Friday has

Submitted by Joe Pugh (not verified) on Mar. 10, 2010.

Agree. Fish on Friday has become spiritually meaningless, just an outdated tradition that has zero spiritual effect on anyone.

I've wondered the same thing.

Submitted by T. McKenna (not verified) on Mar. 10, 2010.

I've wondered the same thing. For me, fish & chips is no sacrifice at all. Our diocesan paper is loaded with ads for parish lenten fish frys, many with glowing descriptions of the delicious side dishes and deserts. The spirit of penance seems to have gotten lost in the race to bolster parish coffers.

Give me raw tofu any day,

Submitted by frère charles du désert OSB OBLAT (Congrégation de Subiaco) (not verified) on Mar. 11, 2010.

Give me raw tofu any day, with a lime twist.
No sacrifice.

In fact, my every day lunch!
frère charles du désert OSB OBLAT (Congrégation de Subiaco

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