US EditionCBCP to Catholics: ‘Fast’ From Digital Media This Lent
- The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has urged Catholics to fast from digital media this Lent to foster spiritual renewal beyond traditional food fasting.
- CBCP President Archbishop Gilbert Garcera described digital media fasting as a way to restore balance and deepen prayer, emphasizing it as an intimate offering to God.
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CBCP urges digital media ‘fasting’ during Lent
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday urged the public to limit their screen time and observe digital media “fasting” ahead of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18.In a pastoral letter, the CBCP said that fasting goes beyond abstaining from food and stressed the importance of detaching from digital media consumption to foster a deeper relationship with God.“True fasting, as Jesus teaches, is no…
In a pastoral letter the bishops invite us to 'renew our hearts through prayer, fasting and works of mercy'. Today fasting 'also means detaching ourselves from everything that distracts our heart from God'. 'Getting away from the digital excess, we find inner silence, deepen relationships and rediscover - they conclude - the presence of God in daily life'.
Practice ‘digital media fasting’ during Lent, CBCP urges Catholics
The Catholic Bishops" Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on the faithful to observe “digital media fasting” this Lent as a way to rediscover silence, prayer, reflection, and genuine relationships.
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