Lent Archives - Reconciled to You

Lenten Lessons: A Time to Refill Your Grace Well

Feb 24, 2018 | Lent

What is Grace? and Why Do I Need It? The Allison abridged version for the definition of grace? Grace is the undeserved, yet freely given gift of God’s Holy Spirit living within us. It is pure gift from a purely loving God. Sanctifying Grace is what we receive...

#WorthRevisit – Forgiveness: A Lenten Message

Apr 12, 2017 | Lent, WorthRevisit

Who Do You Have to Forgive truth is, we all have someone to forgive(1),” writes R. Scott Hurd, in the very beginning of his life-changing book Forgiveness: The Catholic Approach (“Forgiveness”). The following is Scott’s list of people...

#LentenWalk Photo Challenge – Week 5

Apr 10, 2017 | Lent

#BEGINNING For years I only visited LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro, MA for Christmas when it is decorated with thousands of lights for Christmas. Weather permitting we’d ascend these stairs on our knees. Our prayer per stair would grow shorter with each step. On...

Lent Check Up – The Final Stretch

Apr 6, 2017 | Lent

#HowWeLent Challenge (CWBN Blog Hop) There are 3 pillars of Lent. Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. For this Lent, I decided to set 2 goals for each pillar. Read: Lenten Overachiever Plans are Meant to be Altered All over social media, those still left after the...

#LentenWalk Photo Challenge – Week 4

Apr 2, 2017 | Lent

#FROZEN What usually freezes my spiritual growth – my fears, anxiety and doubts. What melts those away – the ‘grace trifecta’! #DARKNESS Can you guess what kind of bird this is? #PEACE #FAITHFUL I wonder why my friends stick around? I am legit...

#LentenWalk Photo Challenge Week Three

Mar 25, 2017 | Lent

#Good This sunset was experienced on my trip to Los Angeles a few years ago. There is a filter on this picture, because I decided to use Lo-Fi for the entire Photo Challenge, however, even the original picture could not capture the actual BEAUTY of this moment!...