Time for a mid-Lenten check! As we’re approximately halfway through Lent this week, it’s a good time to remind, reevaluate, and recommit.
Remind: What are your Lenten promises, anyway? Did you forget about any of them?
Reevaluate: How are you doing sticking with it? Are you letting anything fall by the wayside? Are your goals working [...]
Do you take Sundays “off” during Lent?
Sundays aren’t counted in the 40 days of Lent because they are solemnities, or holy days of celebration. We commemorate the Resurrection on Sundays, the eighth day of the week, so “when the bridegroom is present, the guests cannot mourn.” We do not have to observe our [...]
Tags: Lent
When my almost-five-year-old son heard that Lent was coming, he exclaimed, “I remember Lent! I hate Lent!”
Surprised at his fervor, I fought to remain calm and detached myself and asked, “Oh? What do you remember about Lent that was so bad?”
“I don’t get desserts in Lent!” he fired back with an earthy groan.
No, we [...]
Lord, I don’t want to.
Please don’t make me do that.
I don’t think I need to give it up.
Please? I can handle it.
(hangs head)
To self: Just submit. Be the clay. Be the clay.
Tags: discipline·Lent·prayer·sacrifice
It’s coming.
Ash Wednesday sneaks up on me every year, no matter what month it’s found in.
It’s that time to prayerfully consider what sorts of prayer challenges, sacrifices, and works of service/almsgiving you are called to participate in this year.
Why not? The Church does. We decorate our houses for everything from quasi-religious holidays to seasons in our culture. I say: why not make Lent a time where even your house slows down and fasts from culture?
Note: This post was originally published for Lent, 2009. If you’ve actually been around that [...]
Tags: decorating·Lent
This is the third of a four-part series to build you up in your quest for stewardship of all God’s resources.
Part One: Trust in the Promise of your Meal Blessing
Part Two: Baby Steps
Part Four: Pray Constantly
Sometimes I feel guilty writing Food for Thoughts for you all. I hate that frequently I’m sharing bad news, facts [...]
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