Before I chose this short video on Lent, I had listened to Stephen Colbert. I like Stephen Colbert, most especially for the strong stand that he "seemed" to have taken regarding the need for Immigration Reform. He recorded his program up at Gill's Corn Farm In West Hurley, NY. last summer. It was both funny and made some strong points about how the Immigration System has been broken and needs reform. As Stephen is a practicing Catholic he will often link his humor to this. On his first program this year near Ash Wednesday he did a skit where he had ashes on his forehead. Then he explained that traditionally LENT was a time when Catholics gave up something. Then he improvised saying that, Catholics should give up something that is very important to them. Then he said (and it was meant to be a joke) So since my Catholic Faith is very important to me I have decided to give it up for Lent. I still like Stephen Colbert, but his approach was really misleading. You can find his sketch at this link
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/376919/march-09-2011/stephen-gives-up-catholicism-for-lent
Maybe you found it funny, maybe not. But this video hits the "target" on what Lent is about.
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