Archive for April 2019

Yesterday I asked “Where is God Leading You?” Today I invite you to consider how far you’ve come since we began our journey four weeks ago. Since before Great Lent even began, you fasted from meat for an entire week. Then, you left all eggs and dairy products behind. If you are following the entire fast, you…

Daily we have been sharing a few thoughts in our attempt to inspire you in your Daily Lenten Journey. We began a month ago, and still have nearly a month to do until we reach our destination. Is Great Lent more than just seven weeks of prayer and fasting? Since we call this series our…

Every now and again I recall my childhood when I would be sitting around the table at dinner trying to grab a cookie from a plate in the center of the table. My mother would slap my hand while correcting me, “Don’t grab!” From an early age my mother was teaching me that it was…

It can be very frustrating at the height of Great Lent to continually be expected to sacrifice, whether it be fasting or charitable work for others. It isn’t that we don’t want to be fasting or serving others. It’s just that we look around, and it can seem like nobody else is doing what we…

Right about now during your Great Lenten Journey, chances are you are feeling wary from the fasting, extra Church services, long prayers, and intense temptation that surrounds you daily. Right about now you are wondering, if it is even possible to live like the Church expects you to live. Are there any examples of people…

I can always tell when it is Great Lent. It seems like a daily experience when I am faced with evaluating what I hear in society with what I hear in the Church. This is especially true during Great Lent, when because we are engaged in a spiritual war, we are what appears to be…

I am old enough to remember the Cold War. In fact, I came of age at its height in the late 80’s. I recall one evening in high school with my best friend, as we were discussing the end of the world due to nuclear war. I will admit, as foolish as it seems now,…