Recalibrating Lives During Lent

In an age of incessant self-promotion and unbridled self-expression, these words may seem strange or even counter-cultural, but we ignore their meaning at our own risk. For the 40 days of Lent, Christians throughout the world will be urged to walk together through the desert of our unworthiness, examine our consciences, face our faults, and turn to the Lord for his grace in a broken world. In every case, the practice is meant as a spiritual aid to deepen our relationship with God. In other words, anyone who wishes to share the glory of heaven must take up his/her own cross and be willing to suffer for the sake of the truth, to stand in solidarity with the poor, die to our own sins and to love generously.