Are you ready for Lent? Ready or not, here it comes! Danielle shares some of her plans for this Lent and offers encouragement for others to plan their Lent as well. She also shares advice on how to think about Lent and setting expectations for it.
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We need to open ourselves up to the work God wants to do in our hearts and in our souls.
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From Danielle
Ready or not, here Lent comes! If you missed my conversation about Lent last year with Father Mark-Mary Ames, you will definitely want to check it out. He has such an encouraging way of talking about our approach to Lent, you will love it.
This week, I share what I am considering doing this year in terms of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for Lent, in the hopes that you might be encouraged to think along these lines as well.
Lent is not something we can accomplish or win or fail at. The most important thing is to be open to what God wants for you this Lenten season and to pray for the grace to change in the ways he is calling you to change this year. Lent is an invitation to grow closer to God. Let me know what you are taking on this Lenten season. I would love to hear from you!
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Danielle Bean
Danielle Bean is the author of many books on Catholic marriage, motherhood, and women’s spirituality, and a well-known Catholic podcaster and media figure. In all of her efforts, Danielle encourages and celebrates all women on their unique vocational paths. She is the host of the Girlfriends podcast as well as the author of Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman’s Guide to Catholic Motherhood, Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday, and You Are Enough.
Danielle is a dynamic retreat leader and an engaging speaker on a variety of subjects related to Catholic family life, education, marriage, and motherhood. She has been married to her husband, Dan, for 26 years and together they have 8 children.
