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Lent 2023: A Resource Guide For Catholics

Lent 2023: A Resource Guide For Catholics

The Lent and Easter seasons mark the holiest times of the year for us as Catholics. It's essential that we start preparing now for Lent so that Lent will be a season spent preparing for Easter. This Lent resource guide is designed to provide Catholics with the books,...

The Goal Of Lent

The Goal Of Lent

Gospel of Luke 4:1-13 Filled with the Holy SpFilled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The...

Lent 2022: The Best Catholic Resources

Lent 2022: The Best Catholic Resources

This year we've had a bit more time to think about Lent, but it still feels like Ash Wednesday is coming too soon! How will you spend these forty days dedicated to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving? We have the Lent resources you need to make this sacrificial season one...

3 Ways To Be Intentional This Lent

3 Ways To Be Intentional This Lent

We are in Lent – a season of renewal, a season of “leaning in,” a season of surrendering more and more. Lent is a sacred and beautiful season. What I’d like to propose is that Lent is a great time to focus on “living intentionally” – essentially “living on purpose.”...

What COVID-19 And Whole 30 Have In Common

What COVID-19 And Whole 30 Have In Common

As we move beyond our time of sheltering in place, how are we going to make the most of these past few weeks? What are we going to do to ensure that quarantine was not a waste? There is an image floating around on social media of an open refrigerator door, with a note...

How To Recover When Lent Goes Wrong

How To Recover When Lent Goes Wrong

The Best-Laid Plans The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. We layout the best plans for our Lenten journey. We seek to approach Easter having undergone a well thought out and executed routine of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. If you are like me, this...