Why Lent...
A few thoughts on Lent for 2013.... I need a good Lent.... Because I have an awareness of how undisciplined my life can sometimes be. I'd like to blame my distractability on my ADD, but in truth it is mostly due to the honed chaos I've developed in my life. I dread nothing more than being bored--a sad commentary on my generation. As a result: I tend to leave everything not quite finished; have too many magazines stacked waiting for me to pick up, read and pass along; untold numbers of 'projects' I plan to craft in my basement--someday; and some wonderful books on a faith that I have, by being a confirmed Catholic, an obligation to read and learn to enrich my soul that get started but never quite finished. All that aside, at any given moment, the God of the universe is ready and willing to converse with us -- how can we ever be 'bored'? I need a good Lent..... Not just for what the season requires; but more for what it gives--ti