Lent for Pregnant Moms!

Dear readers, as promised, you can read my latest piece at Catholic Stand here: Lent for Pregnant Moms.

I had a great time talking with John and Sarah on the Morning Air Show yesterday, which you can hear here. The segment starts at 14:04.

One thing we talked about that I didn’t include in the article is that you can still fast if you’re pregnant, elderly, sick, etc. - it’s just from different things. So don’t starve yourself, but you can certainly give up, say, donuts. Or, even less tangible things: fast from gossip, self-criticism, TV, scrolling through your phone before bed, etc. One other tip: it helps to replace these things with something else. So if you have a habit of doom-scrolling before bed, replace it with a rosary, spiritual reading, or even something old-school like a crossword puzzle. Whatever will keep you from the thing that is distracting you and instead has a net positive benefit for your interior well-being.