Praying Through Lent — A Family Guide with Colleen Pressprich

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Gotta Be Saints
Praying Through Lent — A Family Guide with Colleen Pressprich
Feb 17, 2026 Season 12 Episode 240
Brendan Gotta

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About This Episode

Lent has a way of catching us off guard. One moment we’re settling into the new year, and the next we’re being invited into forty days of prayer, sacrifice, and renewal. In this episode, Brendan Gotta sits down with author and homeschooling mom Colleen Pressprich to discuss her new book Lenten Prayers for Families and how families can enter more intentionally into the Lenten journey.

Colleen shares practical wisdom for cultivating the domestic church, praying with children of all ages, and creating rhythms of Scripture, reflection, and conversation in the home. Whether you are raising little ones, guiding teens, or simply seeking a deeper Lent yourself, this conversation offers encouragement and practical steps to live the season with greater purpose and peace.

About Colleen Pressprich

Colleen Pressprich is a Catholic author, former missionary, Montessori teacher, and homeschooling mother of five. She is passionate about strengthening the domestic church and helping families cultivate holiness in the ordinary rhythms of daily life. Colleen lives in Michigan with her husband and children, where she continues to write and serve families seeking to grow closer to Christ in their homes.

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Lenten Prayers for Families

This family-centered devotional offers Scripture, guided prayer, reflection, and conversation starters to help households enter more deeply into the Lenten season together.

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