On this Ash Wednesday, Brandon and Fr. Blake reflect on the holy season of Lent and offer advice on how to sanctify your Lenten season through spiritual reading, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
Books
Frank Sheed – To Know Christ Jesus
Fulton Sheen – Life of Christ
Romano Guardini – The Lord
Pope Benedict XVI - Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week
Dom Jean-Charles Nault, OSB - The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times
Fr. Benedict Baur - Frequent Confession: Its Place in the Spiritual Life
Church Fathers
St. Vladimir Seminary Press “Popular Patristics” series
St. Basil the Great - On Fasting and Feasts
Links
Word on Fire - “St. Basil the Great on Fasting” by Fr. Blake
Burrowshire Podcast - How to Start a Good Catholic Library
PDF - "How to Have a Holy Lent" by Fr. Blake Britton
PDF - "The Sacred Triduum: A Home Guide for Families" by Fr. Blake Britton