We say Lent, you say Ramadan. But really, my Catholic and Muslim friends, we're more alike that different. Divisiveness between religions saddens God, especially between "sibling" faiths ours. Let's look at the principles and practices of both.On Mardi Gras, Fat or Shrove Tuesday (observed tomorrow) Catholics feast, using up sweets and fats in the house before Ash Wednesday fasting. Some traditions make pancakes and call it Pancake Day. This symbolic shriving (using up) prefigures the shriving of sin in confession. Ash Wednesday ushers in the penitential season of Lent. Lent anticipates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Read on Catholic Lent and Islamic Ramadan More Alike Than Different
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