Stop Equating Ramadan to Lent
The start of the holy season of Lent this year coincides with the beginning of the Islamic penitential observance of Ramadan on February 18, when Muslims, too, enter a season of prayer and fasting. Already, some of our shepherds are hailing it as a sign of God’s divine providence. Take for example Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of the Catholic…