Lenten Reflection: Liberation from Cages A Call to Compassion for All Creation 2026

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Lent calls us to examine our lives, what we consume, and who bears the cost of our choices. Over 95% of South Africa's 25 million laying hens live in battery cages—wire prisons so small they cannot spread their wings or express natural behaviours. As people of faith, we are called to be stewards of creation, not exploiters. Supporting systems that cause needless suffering betrays our call to mercy and justice. Read More