Lent Library

Download the entire Lent issue and the set of five Study Guides. Or, download individual pieces by clicking the titles below.

• Articles
"Preparing for Joy," by Norman Wirzba
"The Early History of Lent" by Nicholas V. Russo
"Lent as a Season of Responsive Fasting," by Scot McKnight
"Walking the Walk (of the Stations of the Cross)," by Carmen Acevedo Butcher
"Keeping Vigil," by Heather Hughes

• Art
"The Voice in the Wilderness," by Heidi J. Hornik, on Georges Rouault, St. John the Baptist
"The Penitence of Mary Magdalen," by Heidi J. Hornik, on Donatello, The Penitent Magdalen
"The Penitence of Jerome," by Heidi J. Hornik, on Bernini, St. Jerome

• Hymn and Worship Service
"Come Near Today," by Eric Howell
Worship Service for Ash Wednesday by Eric Howell

• Inspirational Pieces
"Lessons from a Donkey," by Alan R. Rudnick
"Remembering Our Dust," by Elizabeth Evans Hagan
"Other Voices," Quotations on Lent

• Book Reviews
"The How and Why of Fasting," by Rachel Marie Stone
• Kent D. Berghuis, Christian Fasting: A Theological Approach
• Scot McKnight, Fasting
• Lynne M. Baab, Fasting: Spiritual Freedom beyond Our Appetites
• Catherine Mandell, When You Fast...Recipes for Lenten Seasons

"Adding In, Not Giving Up," by Elizabeth Sands Wise
• Emilie Griffin, Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey
• Paula Huston, Simplifying the Soul: Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit
• John Indermark, Gospeled Lives: Encounters with Jesus, A Lenten Study
• Frederica Mathewes-Green, First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey through the Canon of St. Andrew

• Study Guides and Lesson Plans (Download the set of five Study Guides)
• "Preparing for Joy"
• "The Early History of Lent"
• "Responsive Fasting"
• "Walking the Walk (of the Stations of the Cross)"
• "Keeping Vigil"