Tag Archives: Lent

Give Up Things

By | March 27, 2012

Quite a few months ago, a group of missionaries were driving home from Mass at St. Mark’s in Clarkesville and couldn’t find anything good on the radio. No one had an ipod connector in the car, but luckily we found a stack of CDs in the center console. After some discussion, I picked out a mixed CD with “You Are Loved!” written on the front in black sharpie. The first couple tracks on this CD were the basic Christian songs you hear on the radio, some Chris Tomlin, some Third Day, etc. I really

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4th week of Lent…Recommit

By | March 23, 2012

So it’s the fourth week of Lent, and you’ve passed the halfway mark. You might find yourself slipping on some of those things you committed to, like not eating sweets, praying more, reading Scripture, giving up Facebook, or watching less TV. It’s ok. I’ve slipped a few times as well. The good news is that “God’s love endures forever” (Psalm 136). There’s no need to beat yourself up over it. There’s still about three weeks until Easter, so now is the time to recommit. • Pray about

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Living in the Throne Room

By | March 19, 2012

I recently read a reflection about Lent that was centered on Mark 1:15—“‘This is the time of fulfillment.  The kingdom of God is at hand.  Repent, and believe in the gospel.’”  The question was asked, “Who was Jesus talking to?”  Not everyone in the crowd was living an immoral life, surely.  In fact, most of the people Jesus spoke to were Jews, trying their best to live and uphold the faith they believed in.  Therefore, the conversion they had to experience was not a radical one,

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Say Yes

By | March 5, 2012

In February, I traveled to St. Louis, Missouri with 6 other missionaries to meet and pray with the community there about the future of Life Teen Missions. It was a blessed road trip with many laughs and glory stories along the way. While there, we visited the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, the St. Louis Arch, and Incarnate Word Parish in Chesterfield, meeting a variety of people who would be involved with the future of missions there. One of the most impactful parts of the mission for me was

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