Thomas Griffin 2/21/24 (For National Catholic Register)
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This year, Ash Wednesday fell on Valentine’s Day. The entire country was buying flowers and chocolates for their significant others — but as St. Valentine attested with his life, love of Christ is the heart of the day. The foundation of the season of Lent begins with the recognition that all of the “things we do” during this time of prayer and fasting are meant to be at the service of our love for Jesus Christ. Lent is meant to breed intimacy with the Lord.
The more you get to know someone, the more you learn to love them. This is common knowledge in our human relationships, but it also applies to our faith. Learning more about God will grow our relationship with him because it allows us a deeper contact with who God is.
This Lent, there are several books that can aid us in this endeavor.
Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Brant Pitre
Conversion: Spiritual Insights Into an Essential Encounter With God by Father Donald Haggerty
Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress by Father Mark-Mary Ames, of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.
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Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine.
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