Admittedly, this isn’t a difficult one. But hear me out – I promise I won’t keep you long. Throughout this pandemic, we’ve been encouraged to support small businesses impacted by the Global Pandemic; particularly restaurants. I know that most have taken this plea to hear over the past 11 months and personally, I have had several warm and fuzzy moments when those business owners slipped notes of thanks into my delivery box or bag. Perhaps you’ve experienced this too? Now that Lent is here, I’d like to challenge you to throw support in another direction. I’m not saying to stop prioritizing those local business owners. No indeed. But what I…
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Join Us on a Journey
It’s hard to believe that Lent is almost upon us. Your inbox has probably been bombarded with invitations to join up with some sort of virtual retreat being offered by big publishers or famous personalities. These are great – but have you considered the possibility of walking through Lent with the Retreat Center at Saint Paul of the Cross Monastery on the South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh? If Lent is about letting go of our attachments and scaling back, making sacrifices, almsgiving, and love of neighbor, why not support our neighbors by joining their first simple, online, virtual retreat, put together by a handful of the monastery priests, employees, and…