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| A Lenten Season for Discovering Prayer and the Bahai’ 19 Days of Fasting |
| February 23, 2023 |
We explore the benefits of prayer, fasting, sacrifice, and reflection with best-selling author and Father James Martin, Professor Martin Oliver, and the Ewing-Boyd family. |
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| Father James Martin on Talking to God (encore) |
February 23, 2023 |
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In his 2021 book, “Learning to Pray,” Jesuit priest and bestselling author Father James Martin charts an approach to prayer that is not just for Catholics, or even for Christians, but is for everyone. He describes the solace prayer can bring in tough times and acknowledges that prayer, like anything, takes commitment, practice, and perseverance.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., Jesuit priest, author, and editor at large at America magazine. |
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| Family, Reflection and Slowing Down (encore) |
February 23, 2023 |
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Martyn Oliver, says fasting most likely predates organized religion. And we explore how individuals and communities are embracing the ancient ritual of abstaining from food, water, intimacy, and comfort as a response to modern life.
Then, the 19-Day Fast in the Bahá’í tradition begins at sundown on March 1, 2023. The fast marks the last month of the Bahá’í calendar before the new year. It involves abstaining from food or drink from sunrise to sunset. The multigenerational Ewing-Boyd family of Washington DC invites host, Ambereen Khan, to join a breaking of the fast and share how they do their best to use this time of fasting as an opportunity to slow down, gain discipline, and reconnect with each other.
Martyn Oliver, Ph.D. Faculty Chair of the Department of Critical Race, Gender & Culture Studies at American University in Washington, D.C.
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