Rodolfo Gonzalez, AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Additional sacrifice during a time of recession might seem difficult to ask for, but Austin religious leaders said Wednesday that the Lenten season of self-denial and reflection this year might actually draw more interest than in years past.
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