Rachel's Five Bright Ideas for Lent

Like we said on the show, we want to become 1% more Catholic each day of Lent. That's 40% more Catholic by the end of Lent. If everyone (1.1 billion Catholics in the world) does this, the world will be 44 BILLION PERCENT MORE CATHOLIC! How awesome is that?

Rachel’s 5 Ideas for a Super-Catholic Lent

      1. Pick up a challenging spiritual read. You know, the kind that you have to go to the adoration chapel with to acquire enough concentration to get through. It’ll work your spiritual muscles as well as your brain!

2. Pay close attention to what the Holy Father is praying for. It’ll connect you to the universal Church, and it will be a good exercise in praying of others, even the ones you can’t see!

3    3. Spinning off of Daybreak’s favorite housekeeping guru, the Fly Lady’s advice, make a resolution to purge your house of one possession each day of Lent. That’s 40 items pitched or given to charity. You’ll end with a cleaner, simpler life!

4      4. Strive to use Sundays for authentic recreation. This doesn’t mean zoning out in front of the T.V., this means spending time building relationships with your family, friends, and the LORD. Perhaps this would be a good time to spend time teaching your children about the Catholic faith!

5     5. And here’s a humdinger to end on: Resolve to say 5 positive things about other people, ideas, things, whatever, for every negative thing you say. This isn’t about being sun-shiney, this is about acknowledging Christ’s victory in the world!

No matter what you do, make sure you follow the priest's advice: Make sure it brings you closer to JESUS.