'Catholic By Grace' | Our Lenten sacrifices can help us on our journey to be more like Christ
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Denise Bossert
NonCatholics don't always understand Catholic faith practices. One Catholic tradition that sometimes perplexes nonCatholics is our Lenten sacrifices.
Many years ago, I worked in a restaurant. The owner and all the waitresses were Catholic. My sister and I were the only nonCatholic employees, and we were both the daughters of a Protestant minister. For us, Lent was a time of watching Catholics -- and wondering.
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