Beyond the Cliché: Can Suffering Actually Change Us for the Better?
We’ve all been there. A bad day, week, month, or year. We just got passed over for a promotion. We just learned that a close…
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Why Lent Is a Great Time to Deal With Change
I’m terrible at handling change. I frequently treat change not as a graceful passage from one “life” room into another, but rather as a door…
Swiping Sabbatical: Why I Give up Dating Apps for Lent
On March 5, 2019, I updated my Bumble profile: “Giving up Bumble for Lent. (Not a joke. I’ll see you boys on April 21.)” Followed…
Don’t Forget About Hospitality This Lent
Hospitality is perhaps not the first virtue we think of when setting out on our Lenten journey. We look to more austere concepts like sacrifice,…
Perspectives on Lent: A Guide to Help With Spiritual Reflection
The season of Lent is upon us, and it’s a great time of year for some personal and spiritual reflection. Whether you’re struggling through your…
Appreciating Lent’s Lessons as a Non-Lent Follower
I spent two years of elementary school at a private Lutheran School in Wisconsin. That was my introduction to Ash Wednesday and Lent, the Christian…
5 Spiritual Memoirs to Rekindle Your Faith
There are times when my faith could use a little boost. As much as I value my regular practices of devotion, they can become a…
The Challenge of Giving up 40 Things for Lent
About 10 days ago when I was wasting time on Facebook (as I usually do), I came across a quiz that caught my eye: “What…
Beyond Giving up Sugar: Why I’m Doing More This Lent
As a cradle Catholic, I grew up being told every year around February or March that I had to “give something up” for Lent. As…
Feast Is the New Fast: Committing to Change this Lent
Finding a good Lenten fast can be a struggle. You can stick to the basics — no meat on Fridays, no sweets, maybe no beer…
