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…
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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…
From Self-Care to Soul-Care: 5 Creative Ways to Pray During Lent
This year, Lent snuck up on me—I hardly knew it was February until I unwittingly found myself at a Mardi Gras celebration one Tuesday evening.…
5 Albums to Help You Contemplate Lent
Lent is a period of reflection, when I examine my life to see how I can be more faithful and loving. However, I don’t just…
5 Books to Guide You Through Lent
Growing up, I went to Catholic school, so Lent was always a big deal. We spent weeks talking about it, learning about the Bible stories,…
4 Mini-Challenges to Try This Lent
Every year when Lent rolls around, I’m always surprised at how much I actually look forward to the season of scaling back. Maybe it’s because…
Why a Small “I Will” Is More Powerful Than a Flood of “I Wishes”
During fifth grade, our classroom became the temporary home to a traveling library of animals brought to us by a local college. To a child…
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…
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,…
