Tag Archives: fasting

Reblog: Welcoming Ramadan 2026

Posted on February 20, 2026 by gaudetetheology

Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D is the Muslim scholar at the always-excellent ICJS. She has shared here a lovely reflection on her experience of Ramadan, the holiest season of the Muslim year because it is the period during which the Prophet Mohammed … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Fridays

Posted on September 5, 2025 by gaudetetheology

You may know that traditionally, Catholics are to fast and/or abstain from meat on Fridays; or, to substitute some other form of what is generally described as “penance”. Growing up, I was taught that we did this on Fridays because … Continue reading →

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Fasting as Embodied Prayer

Posted on August 11, 2013 by gaudetetheology

Ivy Helman has written on fasting and feminism over at the Feminism and Religion blog, and my response grew into a post of its own. She raises the following concerns about religious fasting: Religious fasts regularly praise the virtues of … Continue reading →

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