What will you give up for Lent?

Lent is here, and as a practicing Christian, I know the question is inevitable: “What are you planning to give up?” It's a tougher decision than it sounds; I look with awe at a woman who gave up sarcasm one Lent. Now, that would be a real hardship. read more

17. “I have given up makeup in the past, and this year I am giving up meat!” – Kimberly. 18. “Usually during Lent, on top of giving up something we love but don’t need, we say that any money that is found in the laundry, couches, and anywhere else was God’s money and we gave it to the poor. read more

And, ultimately, a poor heart, one which realizes its own poverty and gives itself freely for others.” (Lent 2015) “Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. read more