https://uscatholic.org/articles/202503/why-im-fasting-from-the-church-for-lent/
By Kathleen Bonnette
Sometimes, healing requires fasting from a harmful situation in order to reclaim our humanity. To this end, I have decided to join the movement underway, organized by Catholic Women Strike, that invites “women of the church to join us in striking from sexism by withholding time, labor, and financial resources from the church during Lent 2025.”
For me, this will look like cancelling a Sunday morning discussion group on social justice that I had planned to offer, despite believing that the class would be meaningful. At this moment, it is too painful to volunteer my time and energy to lift up the social teachings of our church, while institutionally it undermines them. I hope that this practice of fasting from the church will help me gain a sense of healthy boundaries, which will enable me to participate in the life of the church without becoming exploited…”
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