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The Augustine Institute invites the faithful to get a head start on Lent this year with a trio of interconnected resources designed to help Catholics experience an intentional and transformative liturgical season.
How To Lent is a new four-part video series now available on Formed, the Augustine Institute’s on-demand streaming platform. Lively and accessible, these episodes challenge the commonly held notion that Lent is merely about giving things up. Using the experience of Jesus’ temptation in the desert, the series takes a deep dive into the three Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to ultimately help Catholics understand why purposeful preparation is important before Lent even begins.
Viewers are invited to continue their journey through Lent on Formed with Foretold: Learning to Trust in God’s Providence, a second video series launching on Ash Wednesday that weaves together stories of the Old and New Testaments to reveal the prophecy and fulfillment of Christ throughout history.

A final resource, Lent: Coming to Christ, is a new mini journal with reflection questions for both series and space to write along the way.

Dr. Scott Hefelfinger is a professor at the Augustine Institute and the Director of Content Development. He teaches in the areas of moral theology, marriage and family, and prayer. After studying music as an undergraduate, he then went on to do graduate work in theology, receiving a doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. Combining his academic training and his experience with art, traveling missionary work, and the richness of family life, Dr. Hefelfinger helps to guide the development of the Augustine Institute’s multimedia content across various platforms, including Formed, the Amen app, podcasts, and more.
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