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A traditional, Catholic take on a new pandemic problem

Colleen Hammond | News Editor Just like every other momentous occasion and celebration for the past 11 months, Ash Wednesday is looking a little different this year.    Ash Wednesday, the annual Christian holy day of prayer and fasting, marks the beginning of the Lenten season. This day, preceded by a usual slew of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday celebrations, has been transformed by dioceses … Continue reading A traditional, Catholic take on a new pandemic problem

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Would it really be that hard to provide some kosher food?

03/01/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Features Editor Food: We eat it almost as often as I complain about it. In 2016, Jamie Moore, Parkhurst’s director of sourcing and sustainability, spoke with the Terra learning community and took questions regarding the nature of food at Duquesne. Questions ranged from the general to the decidedly specific, addressing issues such as waste, factory farming and product sourcing. It … Continue reading Would it really be that hard to provide some kosher food?

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Greeks revive popular Lenten fish fry

Gabriella DiPietro | Staff Writer 02/22/18 With the start of the Lenten season, Duquesne University once again hosts meatless options for practicing Christians on days where fasting is expected, including a fish fry brought to campus by one of its fraternities. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing every following Friday during Lent, the brothers of Phi Kappa Theta host a fish fry to raise money … Continue reading Greeks revive popular Lenten fish fry

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What to give up for Lent this year

By Duke Staff There is a tradition in the Catholic faith of marking the time before Easter, called Lent, by making Lenten resolutions. Lenten resolutions run the gamut from giving up eating sweets to donating more time to charitable causes. For Catholics, the resolutions are reminders to prepare for their celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. For non-Catholics, this tradition can just be … Continue reading What to give up for Lent this year

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Lent involves more than abstaining

By Carley Thieret | Asst. Opinions Editor You don’t have to be Catholic to know that Lent is a very important time of year for the Church. Throughout the season of Lent we hear of people giving up chocolate, television and alcohol. Restaurants and fire halls are filled on Friday nights with people hungry to savor their favorite Lenten fish sandwich. Lent lasts for 40 … Continue reading Lent involves more than abstaining

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Gift of giving up: the practice and history of Lent

By: Fred Blauth|Photo Editor For forty day you chose water over soda. You took the stairs instead of the elevator. You gave up Facebook or that other social media site you spend too much time on. But now that Lent is over, it feels good to log back in, or ride the elevator two floors in Towers, doesn’t it? The real question is why do … Continue reading Gift of giving up: the practice and history of Lent

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