The Lenten season is a time of increased prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Christ’s resurrection at Easter. Check out these additional resources you and your family could use to go deeper in your faith.
Books
Activated Disciple 40-Day Challenge with Jeff Cavins from Ascension Press will help you become more like Christ as you cultivate the eight characteristics that are the most important in the life of a disciple: love, selflessness, forgiveness, kindness, humility, attentiveness, patience, and contrition. This challenge will help take your faith to the next level. This challenge comes with a journal, a book, online video access for a whole year, and an online journal. Get your copy here.
Ascension Press has a new free daily challenge called Crux. Every day this Lent, Fr. Columba Jordan—a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal (CFR) living in Ireland—will teach you how to surrender your life totally to God. Crux (Latin for “cross”) is a system for doing Lent well, built on four core challenges: Daily reading of scripture, Praying a nightly Examen, One daily workout or exercise of your choice, and One dietary fast of your choice. Ascension also sells a Devotional to accompany you on the journey. Get your copy here.
No Greater Love: A Biblical Walkthrough Christ’s Passion with Dr. Edward Sri from Ascension Press will guide you through the last hours of Christ’s life. You will walk step-by-step with Jesus from the garden of Gethsemane to Mount Calvary. Every step of the way, Old Testament prophecies, messianic expectations, biblical symbolism, and historical context shed light on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death. This study comes with a journal and a book or online video access for a year and an online journal. Get your copy here.
Free Daily Email Reflections
Bishop Robert Barron from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries emails FREE daily reflections on the Gospel during Lent. Read the Gospel each day and reflect on how it applies to your life today. Sign-up here.
Fr. John Burns with FORMED invites you on a pilgrimage this Lent using “Return”. Fr. John will guide you through the most difficult season of the Church, yet also the most transformative. Are you ready to enter the desert and experience the richness of the Paschal Mystery? View the FREE videos here.
FORMED Presented in partnership with the National Eucharistic Congress, Heart of Prayer invites participants into an intimate and peaceful retreat with Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota. Bishop Cozzens leads viewers through eight sessions of teaching and reflection on prayer and its place in our spiritual life. Set in the beautiful Chateau LaFleur on the Augustine Institute Campus, Heart of Prayer reveals the beauty and transcendence of a prayer life, as Bishop Cozzens draws from Scripture and the saints to offer guidance that is practical and down-to-earth. Through their time with Bishop Cozzens, viewers will quiet their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God calling to them in their life of prayer. Sign up to view these FREE videos here.
Lenten Adventure from Holy Heroes has FREE daily email reflections, videos, and printable activities for the whole family. The program makes learning about the faith fun for kids of all ages. Sign-up here.
Lenten Streaming with Dr. Scott Hahn of St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This Lent, gather together with Catholics around God’s Word. Together we will encounter Christ, grow in discipleship, and share in studying Scripture. Sign-up here.
Matthew Kelly from Dynamic Catholic puts together a FREE Best Lent Ever series every year. This Lent, join Matthew Kelly and Catholics across America on a journey to discover how God miraculously intervenes in human history—and your everyday life. Are you ready to see miracles all around you? Sign-up here. There is also an option to buy the book to go along with it.
The Wild Goose has two free video series for Lent. The first is My Father’s Father with Fr. Dave Pivonka who journeys home to reflect on the urgent need to know God as Father amidst the backdrop of his hometown and the relationship he shared with his dad. This poignant documentary series explores the transformative impact of embracing our inheritance, unraveling the intricate tapestry of fear, doubt, shame, and brokenness to reveal a loving Father– for each of us. Watch here. The second is The Mysteries of the Rosary – Sorrowful Mysteries which integrates deeply reflective insights on the life of Christ, theological truths, and captivating stories together with breathtaking scenery from the Holy Land, illuminating sacred art, and inspiring music. Watch here.
