Lent

Seems like it's often one of the most difficult times of the year for Catholics. We want to "have a good Lent" and try hard to either do something good and apostolic or we give something up to remind ourselves of the suffering of Christ.

Either way we struggle, we win some and we lose some. We're simple humans trying to grow in our faith life and follow in our Savior's footsteps. But he doesn't expect us to be perfect all the time, he knows we are weak, he knows we have to fight a battle, pick up our cross and try to carry it every day. That is the very reason he calls out for us to come closer to him in this season.

Prayer, silence and more prayer. Pope B16 has offered that a great way to move forward in our prayer this season is Lectio Divina. I highly recommend it, there are many good books on it, and there is always more to learn. Pick up the latest book by Tim Grey on the topic as a starter guide. I'm using it this Lent to go deeper.