{"id":15730,"date":"2019-03-11T11:40:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T15:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/?p=15730"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T16:05:40","slug":"lent-without-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/lent-without-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lent Without Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I love the cycle of the liturgical year, the anticipation of Advent, the joy of Christmas and Easter, the surprise of Epiphany, the daily grind of Pentecost and Ordinary Time. And then there\u2019s Lent. It\u2019s always been my least favorite of the liturgical seasons for a number of reasons, but this year I\u2019m dedicated to thinking about and living it differently. My thoughts on these matters were published yesterday in\u00a0Bearings Online<\/em>, a publication of the Collegeville Institute in Collegeville, Minnesota. Enjoy\u2013and let me know how you \u201cdo Lent\u201d!<\/p>\n

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