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How Do You Grow in Faith During Lent? [Feedback Wanted!]

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The Lenten Table

The Lenten Table

I know we just exited the Christmas Season and that we are now in Ordinary Time, but I am already starting to think about Lent.

Crazy, I know. A foodie anticipating Lent. 😉

But I’m working on a special something to help families grow in faith together during Lent, and I only have a few short weeks to get it ready.

That’s why I am writing this today. I need your help.

The Problem with Lent

Lent can be one of most beautiful times of the Church year. It’s a time when lots of Catholics take up some extra practice, all for the purpose of growing closer to God. But as I talk to people, I am starting to see that – for many – the practice of Lent can be a solitary journey.

I want to help families grow closer to God together this Lent, and you can help me.

Do you have special things that you do together as a family during Lent? Special practices? Big or small, it doesn’t matter. I would love to hear about them!

If you don’t, have you thought about doing something as a family during Lent? What ideas have you had?

Please do let me know. You can leave a comment below, or you send me an email at jeff [at] catholicfoodie.com.

Ordinary Time or Mardi Gras Season?

Tuesday (January 6) marked the official beginning of the Carnival season (or Mardi Gras season, as we say down here!). A hallmark of carnival season in New Orleans is the King Cake.

Every year during Mardi Gras season, not only do I make lots of king cakes, but I also talk about them a lot on the Catholic Foodie podcast. I tweet pictures of the kings cakes that I make, and I post those pictures on Facebook too. And every year folks contact me to ask for my King Cake recipe… and contact me again to tell me how awesome it was and how they will never get a store-bought king cake again. I guess they really like it. 😉

You can get my recipe for King Cake by clicking here: The Catholic Foodie’s King Cake Recipe. If you try it out, make sure to write me and let me know how it is!

Family Lenten Practices

Don’t forget to let me know about your family Lenten practices. It will help me out a lot.

  • Do you have special things that you do together as a family during Lent? Special practices? Big or small, it doesn’t matter.
  • If you don’t, have you thought about doing something as a family during Lent? What ideas have you had?

I can’t wait to tell you what I’m working on. I think it will really benefit lots of families this Lent. Keep this little project in prayer, please. And know that I keep you in prayer.

God bless you!

About Jeff Young

Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold.

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  1. Linda Forgiarini

    January 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    I will have to give this some thought, but it’s a great idea you have about Lent. Although it makes me feel like the years are going by so fast as I get older, lol. I will be on the lookout for what your thoughts are. I’m a Christian, not Catholic though my husband is Catholic. I like to think we are all Christians, which we truthfully are, and I want to be closer to God even though I have a closeness with Him. Not sure what I’m trying to say, but nice to meet you. I see I’m the first to comment, which is unusual for me to see. Hope many people come up with some interesting ideas, I’d love to hear about them. God Bless you.

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Jeff Young, perhaps better known as The Catholic Foodie, is an author, blogger, radio host and podcaster. He is the founder and producer of The Catholic Foodie blog and podcast where he provides "Catholic culinary inspiration to help you grow in faith around the table." Jeff hosts a daily radio show – The Catholic Foodie Show – on BreadboxMedia.com, and he co-hosts the Around the Table Food Show on Catholic Community Radio 690AM (New Orleans) and 1380AM (Baton Rouge). Jeff is a monthly contributor to CatholicMom.com and a contributing author of Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary, published by Ave Maria Press. Jeff is also a contributing author of The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections by Ave Maria Press. Jeff Young is a proud member of the elite Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking. Jeff has spoken on topics ranging from "growing in faith around the table" to "using social media in the New Evangelization." Jeff's first book, Around the Table with The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine, published by Liguori Publications is now available. With 78 recipes and stories of faith and family (including his travels to the Holy Land), the book is sure to inspire you to get into the kitchen and to gather your family around the table. The book is available on Amazon.com, Liguori.org, and wherever good Catholic books are sold. Read More…

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