Tag Archives: Lent

Lent is for “lencten”—lengthen what?

Posted on February 26, 2009 by jlh

As, from outside, I endure the extreme misery of my friends, sometimes it gets too much. This week it did. I turned to Victor Hugo’s mythic novel Les Miserables, which I’ve never read, I don’t know, maybe as a way … Continue reading →

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When Light Lengthens

Posted on April 6, 2008 by jlh

Tuesday February 12, 2008 Lent Not my favorite time of year.  Growing up in El Paso, I belonged to an anti-Catholic family; all I knew about Lent was that on Ash Wednesday Catholic children came from mass with dots of … Continue reading →

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