As the season of Lent approaches, the Newman Center Catholic parish celebrates Fat Tuesday. “It’s the preparation for Lent, where we do penance and deny ourselves to get ready for the celebration of Easter, the resurrection and renewal of our faith,” Newman Center’s pastor Dan Merz said. According to Merz, the celebration started as a way to help people go back to church and get them through the doors. View the full story at the link in our bio. Photo Story | Shea McGraw (sheamcgraw) #fattuesday #mardigras #catholictraditions #lent #seasonoflent #catholicism #newmancenterparish #cathoilcparish #parades #mardigrasparade #comonewman