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“In denying ourselves the satisfaction of our bodily appetites,” writes Hahn, “we become more aware of, and closer to, the spiritual reality of God.”
We’re barely a month away from Ash Wednesday, March 2 — the beginning of Lent, when “the Church unites herself … to the mystery of Jesus in the desert” (CCC 540).
Taking a culinary look at Lent — when most of us cut back on our meals — is Scott Hahn, renowned as a professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a prolific author of more than 40 books, including his latest, The Lenten Cookbook, from Sophia Institute Press. The text is more than just recipes, however — Hahn draws from his expertise to show us the history of Lent and fasting.
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Scott Hahn’s New Book Is a Culinary Pilgrimage Through Lent
We’re barely a month away from Ash Wednesday, March 2 — the beginning of Lent, when “the Church unites herself … to the mystery of Jesus in the desert” (CCC 540).
Taking a culinary look at Lent — when most of us cut back on our meals — is Scott Hahn, renowned as a professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a prolific author of more than 40 books, including his latest, The Lenten Cookbook, from Sophia Institute Press. The text is more than just recipes, however — Hahn draws from his expertise to show us the history of Lent and fasting.
Continued below.
Scott Hahn’s New Book Is a Culinary Pilgrimage Through Lent
