The pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as well as the general idea of sacrifice, can make the time leading up to Easter seem very gloomy. In this syndicated article from the national office of Faith magazine, journalist Pete Burak discusses transforming our thoughts about this season from simply “surviving Lent” to becoming spiritually stronger through true recognition of Jesus’s time in the desert.
https://faithmag.com/meet-jesus-desert-lent
Original source can be found here.
Fire and emergency medical service organizations in Pennsylvania’s 65th Legislative District will receive a total of $543,382 in state grants.
More than $364,500 in grant funding has been allocated to fire companies and emergency medical services in Pennsylvania’s 64th District, according to Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Crawford).
On Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro presented his state budget address, proposing a $53.26 billion budget for Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 fiscal year, marking a 5.4% increase in spending compared to the current year.
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