At 3:59 p.m. on the first Friday of Lent, the Eastside VFW looks pretty quiet. Once the door opens, a minute later, the people line the door ready for their favorite fish fry.
It's the season of Lent -- and that means a lot of fish frys. But a Father at three St. Cloud churches says Catholics don't necessarily have to eat fish on Fridays. And, as for the tradition of giving something up during lent, he says the Catholic Church is fine with you abstaining from more modern temptations such as TV or Facebook.