I could not help but be reminded of the comments sometimes seen here about how horrible the pre-Vatican II days were regarding Fridays of lent and Sunday pre-communion fasts from midnight. We've always been pretenders relative to our Muslim friends. 

Beyond the individual spiritual, psychological and physical benefits, Ramadan strengthens Muslim identity and community by being distinctly and conspicuously Islamic. 

The worst damage done to the Church came when too many of us became ashamed of being distinctly and conspicuously Catholic