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A Letter to the Woman Who Wants to Fast Joyfully This Lent // Kristen Van Uden
There are three Lenten practices that Christ and the Church invite us to really lean into - prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I don’t know about you, but I usually fall into two traps when it comes to fasting. Either I decide that this Lent is going to be the most challenging Lent for me ever - like the Lent where Joseph had to talk me out of fasting on just bread and water for the full forty days. OR I go into the other ditch and think that I actually don’t need to fast at all since my life as a mom is already sacrificial enough (hello, kids waking up at 3am). There is a virtuous middle when it comes to fasting and that’s what we’re here to talk about today. Today, I’m sitting down with Kristen Van Uden. Kristin works at Sophia Institute Press and in this episode, we’re talking about a new book that Sophia just released called “The Lenten Cookbook.” But we’re not just talking recipes (and don’t worry, we are talking recipes). We’re also talking about fasting joyfully (yes, that’s possible), the history of fasting and Lent in the Catholic Church, and how to approach fasting if you’ve struggled with an unhealthy relationship with food. Whether you’re listening in on this episode because fasting is something that comes easily for you or maybe it’s one of the most challenging aspects of Lent and you want to grow in joy surrounding your fasting, sister, this letter is for you. Topics we talked about in this episode: The inspiration behind "The Lenten Cookbook," a collaboration between Vatican chef David Geisser and Catholic author Scott Hahn The history of Lent within the Catholic tradition and how has Lent evolved to what we have today as Catholics All of the “letter of the law” questions around fasting, but also how to fruitfully go deeper and enter into a spirit of self-denial in a healthy was as Catholic women today The difference between fasting and dieting How fasting can be joyful (in Lent and year-round) Ways to approach fasting if you’ve struggled with a healthy relationship with food in your story The recipes Kristen is looking forward to making from “The Lenten Cookbook” The beauty of creativity in our lives as Catholic women living out the feminine genius Resources you should check out after listening to this episode: “The Lenten Cookbook",” published by Sophia Institute Press If you struggle with understanding food and receiving it as a gift, I highly recommend “The Catholic Table” by Emily Stimpson Chapman. Follow her on Instagram, too! Naptime Notes, a new monthly newsletter from Chloe Pre-order my newest book, Sisterhood: Giving and Receiving the Gift of Friendship Check out The Little Catholic Box and access the exclusive bonuses for LTW listeners - this month’s surprise is perfect for my fellow coffee lovers!
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