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Lent and Mental Health

By Jen Hughes / March 26, 2024

Christian practices, disciplines, sacraments, liturgies, etc. lead to well-being and wholeness (Acts 2:40-47). So, we have focused this Lenten season on getting our bodies and souls fit for engaging on…

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Qualifying my Soul (Just in time for Easter)

By Jen Hughes / March 19, 2024

We launched this Lenten season with an endeavor to qualify our bodies to spiritually prepare for Easter. Because when we qualify our bodies, and then our souls, we become fit…

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Celebrating Easter like it’s Christmas

By Jen Hughes / March 12, 2024

The world makes it easy to go big for Christmas. But to celebrate Easter, you have to literally and figuratively push past all the bright yellow spring chicks and St.…

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The Lenten Hump

By Jen Hughes / March 5, 2024

I once heard a podcaster command his craving body, “No! You’re not in charge here.” I paused the episode to ask myself: How well do I appropriately stand up to…

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Our Lenten Progress Report

By Jen Hughes / February 27, 2024

After two weeks of Lent, it’s a good time to evaluate the physical-spiritual connection before any complacency can settle upon us. First, on the surface, maybe you’re starting to see…

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It’s Not too Late to Commit to Lent

By Jen Hughes / February 20, 2024

So maybe you’ve had a weak start to your Lenten plans. And now the Enemy’s telling you that you’ve blown it, you might as well throw out the idea, or…

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One Day until Lent Begins!

By Jen Hughes / February 13, 2024

We’ve had the last week to think about making a Lenten sacrifice this year. Giving up dessert or adding more vegetables or saying all our prayers in a kneeling position,…

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Qualifying my Body (Just in time for Lent)

By Jen Hughes / February 8, 2024

Like many Catholics and Protestants, I’ve always appreciated participating in the Lenten season. I enjoy the year-to-year variety of making some sort of physical sacrifice of absence or addition as…

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