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Kresta in the Afternoon – February 13, 2024 – Hour 1

Karen McClelland has a list of books and activities to help your kids deepen their faith this Lent and John Sikorski reflects on what John Paul II would say to Poland today.

 

How can you help your family get the most out of Lent?

Lent is upon us once again. How can we help our kids understand the meaning of this liturgical season? Karen McClelland has lots of ideas for activities and books to help your kids grow in their faith and prepare for Christ’s sacrifice and Resurrection. She joins us.

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Shower of Roses Blog 

Catholic All Year Blog 

Keeping Lent: A Guide to What We DO for Kids

More ideas from Karen here 

Karen McClelland is trained in catechesis and writes on the idea of Liturgical Living.

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What would John Paul II say to Poland today?

Most people are familiar with John Paul II’s iconic visits to Poland before the fall of the Soviet Union, when he stood as a powerful friend and ally for human rights. But not everyone know about his later visits, when he warned about the allure of shallow materialism and secular human values and reminded the now-free people that true freedom was a task and responsibility. What would JPII have to say to Poland today? We talk with John Sikorski.

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A Nation (Still) Faithful to Its Roots? What St. John Paul the Great Might Say to Poland Today

John Sikorski is a moral theologian and an assistant teaching professor in the Business Ethics and Society Program at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

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