Lent – Page 7

Meatless Monday: Avocado Corn Salad and Tropical Smoothies

During Lent (which begins this Wednesday) I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite meatless recipes every Monday. I was a vegetarian before I married my carnivorous husband and while I still don’t eat red meat, I continue to serve vegetarian meals two to three times a week and consequently, I have a growingRead the whole post >>

Lenten Corn Chowder & PB Banana Smoothies

I’m participating in the Faith & Family Lenten recipe swap. I also plan on hosting a feature I’ve dubbed Meatless Mondays throughout Lent where I’ll share my family’s favorite vegetarian/seafood recipes. As a former vegetarian, I routinely serve up meatless dinners two to three times a week and am always looking for meat-free recipes toRead the whole post >>

Lenten Progress Report

Lent is more than halfway over, so where does that leave me? Stumbling along this thorny journey? What have I done to grow closer to Christ? What haven’t I done to grow closer to Christ? Oh, and what was I supposed to do to grow closer to Christ? How can I make these last fewRead the whole post >>

A Lenten Fortune

For every day of Lent I choose a “Lenten Fortune” out of a container that looks like a box for Chinese take-out. Each slip of white paper includes a faith exercise. My Familia team leaders gave me the box filled with “fortunes” as a way to make my Lent more fruitful. Many of the fortunesRead the whole post >>

Christ’s Journey to the Cross: Inspiration for Mothers

I still remember the time I first felt called to be a mother. I was sitting on a subway reading Mother Teresa’s A Simple Path. Out of nowhere I felt a familiar rush behind my eyes as they filled with tears. Mother Teresa was talking about how charity must begin at home, and I realizedRead the whole post >>