Father Robert Barron on Lent

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Twice in my life I've given up everything I "owned" to follow a path God had opened up for me. And it will probably happen again some day, since things seem to happen in three's.  It  does get easier everytime.

 During the season of Lent it's good to remember that everything we have is given to us  by God, we really "own" nothing.  When St. Francis of Assisi discovered this he was ecstatic, and he changed the world through his life of simplicity and love.


Probably in our world, the best thing to give up at Lent is our  modern attitudes of worry, anxiety and hopelessness due to current world affairs.  We can pray and fast and exchange un-Christian attitudes for the Christian actions our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ taught us to follow...Faith, Love, Peace and Hope.

Let Lent be a Renewal of our certain Faith and 
Trust in Our Father's  Kingdom, Power and Glory!


In giving back to God what He has already given to us, there is a feeling of  Joyfulness and purification, which is a true Blessing found in no other way.  Have a  Renewing and Joyful season of Lent, even if you just give up your morning Starbucks!