Steven and Dad reflect on childhood thoughts of Lent. The season seemed negative and an empty desert.
Now, as adults, we welcome this time. We discuss the three Pillars of Lent; Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
Using Spring Training as a metaphor, Lent can be an opportunity to focus on working on issues that need improvement.
Embrace the communal aspect of Lent as the whole Church encounters the season.
Lent encourages us to recall the Kerygma; the central message, the seed of the Gospel.