Every year, we ask some of our regular radio friends to share Lenten reading recommendations to help give you ideas as you put together your own plan for Lent.
Here are some of their ideas:
Andrew Petiprin:
–Prayer by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
–The Portal of the Mystery of Hope by Charles Peguy
–Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh
Amy Welborn:
–The daily readings from the Mass
–The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor
–Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales
Danielle Bean:
–No Greater Love – Edward Sri
–The Power of Silence – Cardinal Robert Sarah
–The Practice of the Presence of God – Br. Lawrence
Amy Alznauer:
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor, specifically these short stories:
-Temple of the Holy Ghost
-A Good Man is Hard to Find
-The Enduring Chill
-Parker’s Back
Dr. John Cuddeback:
–The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Alban Goodier, SJ
–The Tears of Christ: Meditations for Lent by St. John Henry Newman
–In Tune With the World by Josef Piper
–Progress Through Mental Prayer by Fr. Edward Leen
Ken Craycraft:
–Let the Great World Spin by Callum McCann
–Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen
–The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Matt Swaim:
–The Sign of the Cross by St. Francis de Sales
–Selected Poems and Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins
–Humble Strength by Dr. Kevin Vost
Anna Mitchell:
-The Liturgy of the Hours (the actual book, with ribbons!)
–The Life of St. Antony by St. Athanasius of Alexandria
–The Passion of the Infant Christ by Caryll Houselander
What are you reading for Lent this year? We’d love to hear from you!
