Every year, we ask some of our regular radio friends to share Lenten reading recommendations to help give you ideas as you put together your own plan for Lent.

Here are some of their ideas:

Andrew Petiprin:

–Prayer by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
–The Portal of the Mystery of Hope by Charles Peguy
–Sword of Honour by Evelyn Waugh

Amy Welborn:

–The daily readings from the Mass
–The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor
–Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

Danielle Bean:

–No Greater Love – Edward Sri
–The Power of Silence – Cardinal Robert Sarah
–The Practice of the Presence of God – Br. Lawrence

Amy Alznauer:

The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor, specifically these short stories:
-Temple of the Holy Ghost
-A Good Man is Hard to Find
-The Enduring Chill
-Parker’s Back

Ken Craycraft:

–Let the Great World Spin by Callum McCann
–Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen
–The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Matt Swaim:

–The Sign of the Cross by St. Francis de Sales
–Selected Poems and Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins
–Humble Strength by Dr. Kevin Vost

What are you reading for Lent this year? We’d love to hear from you!