Lent is upon us! And like every year before it, that means we are meant to dedicate our time more intently than ever on prayer, fasting, and imitating our Lord in preparation for the Easter season. It also means a new Lenten Reflection Series! If you haven't seen my Reflection Series before, it's quite simple. Every day of Lent, I write a short reflection piece, and link it below.
This year will be a bit different, however. I have focused on the Daily Readings the past two years, but because the readings are the same year-after-year, that means we have hit nearly all of them in those two years. So this year will instead be following a book! I will be reading through The Lord by Romano Guardini, and providing a reflection on what I have read every day of Lent. If you would like to read along, the structure of it will be quite simple:
The Lord has 86 chapters. There are 43 days of Lent. So I will be tackling two chapters every day (it sounds daunting, but these are generally very short chapters). If you're unfamiliar with The Lord, it is a meditation by Romano Guardini on the entire life and person of Jesus Christ, always conscious of the fact that we can never fully know the mysteries of God. It is one of my favorite books of all time, so if it is not already in your library, I hope you give it a try. Here's a link to pick it up on Amazon, but it will also be available in any Catholic bookstore (or Barnes & Noble) near you.
Guardini is (in my view) a tremendously underrated theologian. I hope that by doing this exercise with one of his greatest books, I can introduce some of you to the brilliance of this man.
This year will be a bit different, however. I have focused on the Daily Readings the past two years, but because the readings are the same year-after-year, that means we have hit nearly all of them in those two years. So this year will instead be following a book! I will be reading through The Lord by Romano Guardini, and providing a reflection on what I have read every day of Lent. If you would like to read along, the structure of it will be quite simple:
The Lord has 86 chapters. There are 43 days of Lent. So I will be tackling two chapters every day (it sounds daunting, but these are generally very short chapters). If you're unfamiliar with The Lord, it is a meditation by Romano Guardini on the entire life and person of Jesus Christ, always conscious of the fact that we can never fully know the mysteries of God. It is one of my favorite books of all time, so if it is not already in your library, I hope you give it a try. Here's a link to pick it up on Amazon, but it will also be available in any Catholic bookstore (or Barnes & Noble) near you.
Guardini is (in my view) a tremendously underrated theologian. I hope that by doing this exercise with one of his greatest books, I can introduce some of you to the brilliance of this man.
-Brett Anderson
Reflections
Part 1
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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Part 2
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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Part 3
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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Part 4
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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XIII-XIV
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Part 5
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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XIII-XIV
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Part 6
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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Part 7
I-II
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III-IV
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V-VI
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VII-VIII
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IX-X
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XI-XII
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