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The King Who Takes the Cake

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Today is Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday.   The last day before Ash Wednesday and the quiet, reflective, self-denying season of Lent. Traditionally Mardi Gras became the day to clear one’s pantry shelves of sugars and fats. And that led to the creation of the King Cake, a spectacular, tri-colored, oval-shaped mountain of dough that’s about as… Read more »