Nourishment During Lent: A Parent’s Guide to Meatless Fridays
During the sacred season of Lent, many families in south Louisiana are faced with the challenge of ensuring their children receive proper nutrition even when abstaining from meat on Fridays. Explore these tips from ParentingU as we share ideas for delicious meat...
Talking About Lent with Kids
In Louisiana our kids get school breaks for Mardi Gras and Easter, but they may not understand the Lenten season between those two holidays or Ash Wednesday that begins the season. As a Catholic health system, we know Lent is about so much more. Sharing the Lenten...
Skip the Meat But Keep the Flavor this Season
Every Friday in Lent, Catholics follow the tradition of only eating seafood or otherwise eating meatless meals as a symbolic gesture of abstinence. But whether or not you adhere to this tradition, the practice of limiting your meat consumption—especially red meat—has...