Lent begins in a couple of days with Ash Wednesday. How will you be trying to get closer to Christ this Lent? Here are some resources to help get you started:
EWTN’s Lenten & Easter Meditations 2010
Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten Message for 2010
You need to go to confession. Here is a fantastic website from the Archdiocese of Boston about The Sacrament of Reconciliation (aka: Confession) TheLightIsOnForYou.org It has lots of resources and examinations of conscience.
I have discovered a fantastic podcast called Into the Deep. Three married lay men discuss how to get closer to Christ through prayer and learn about what the Catholic faith teaches. They are so enthusiastic and it is great to listen to them. Here is one set of podcasts to get you started: How Lent Makes You Holy: Part 1 and Part 2.
CatholicMom.com brings us a Woman’s Stations of the Cross
One of the most fruitful things you can do during Lent is read some good, solid Catholic books. Try one of these four Lenten Reading Plans to get you started. This is very well done!
Eric Sammons at his Divine Life blog has some great tips for bringing silence and peace in your life this Lent Snow & The Beautiful Sound of Silence
You must go to this site, they have a great comprehensive Lenten post. If you want to know something about Lent, it’s here: Aggie Catholics Annual Lenten Mega-Post
Finally, A little Lenten humor – There’s a little black spot on your head today
May God bless you this Lent and my you grow closer to him every day.