"Seek first the kingdom of God"

This past weekend we heard in the scriptures, "Seek first the kingdom of God".  It seems to me this phrase captures the essence of our Lenten journey and our lifetime pilgrimage which began with God and will end with God. 

But sometimes, as missionary disciples and ministry leaders who busily plan programs, processes and experiences to help others seek the kingdom of God, we forget to seek the kingdom within ourselves.  

It is in this spirit, especially in thinking of you, I am making a few suggestions, so that when you find a few precious moments of quiet in your day, a glimpse of God's kingdom might be found at your fingertips thanks to some help from some of our Catholic evangelizing friends who have created the resources listed below.  

Please know, my prayers are with you as together we begin this Lenten journey.

With peace,

Terrie Baldwin

Lenten App from
Living the Eucharist with
Paulist Evangelization Ministries

Want to further enhance your daily prayer life this Lent? Try the new Living the Eucharist Mobile App. It's a self-guided resource featuring the popular Lenten daily devotional From Exodus to Easter: My Daily Journey Through Lent . 
 
Use the buttons below to download the app from the App Store and Google Play! 
Pray 40 Days with
Fr. Michael Denk
Prodigal Father

Every Lent the Church invites us to the three traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Pray40Days will set your prayer life on fire! 

You will actually meet Jesus and have a conversation with him. You will experience God the Father as a tender, caring, deeply personal presence in your life.

You will discover the Holy Spirit as not just some ambiguous, fleeting, and abstract idea, but a real personal force of inspiration, presence, and overwhelming joy in your life.



Best Lent Ever with
Matthew Kelly
Dynamic Catholic


We all know the things that make us happy, but we don't always do them. Lent is an opportunity to change that. 

This year we invite you to do something different.

Sign up for Best Lent Ever, a FREE, video-based email program featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and New York Times bestselling author Matthew Kelly. From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Matthew will help you identify what stands between you and happiness . . . and what to do about it. Are you ready for your best Lent ever?



Catholic Update with
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Ligouri Publications

Your Daily Lenten Journey with Fulton J. Sheen
It's not too late to order!  Drawn from Archbishop Sheen's best-selling books, the reflections this Catholic Update will lead you daily through the Lenten and Easter seasons. Each quote is paired with a complementary Scripture verse focusing on the themes of the season-sacrifice, repentance, suffering, prayer, humility, peace-and more.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), one of the 20th century's best-known and loved Catholic evangelists, was a lecturer, professor, philosopher, preacher, and writer. He is widely regarded as the first clerical radio and television personality, hosting the popular "Life is Worth Living" TV show. He served as director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. A prolific writer, Archbishop Sheen authored two weekly syndicated newspaper columns that ran for nearly two decades as well as books including, The Cross and the Beatitudes: Lessons on Love and Forgiveness , Peace of Soul , and From the Angel's Blackboard: The Best of Fulton J. Sheen .

For more on Evangelization
Contact Director, Terrie Baldwin at:

www.dioceseofcleveland.org/evangelization
tbaldwin@dioceseofcleveland.org
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