A couple of our Religious Education students had some questions for me. This week’s are from Karsten Davis.
Question: What do you take away for Lent?
In the past, I’ve done many things over the years. I’ve given up food, like candy or chips. I’ve stopped watching TV or playing video games. I’ve tried to spend more time in prayer. I’ve tried to do more reading. This year, I decided to spend less time in front of a computer or phone. I’ve also decided to get back to some exercise by jogging a couple times a week.
Lent can be hard. Between not eating meat on Friday, giving something up, trying to be more prayerful, and more, Lent can be a challenge to live. Sometimes we’ll fail due to forgetfulness. Sometimes we’re just weak and fall back into old routines and habits we’re trying to change. If that happens, we just need to get back at it!
Question: Do you say a whole Rosary a day?
That’s one thing I’m not very good at. I do pray the Rosary, just not every day. We all have prayer habits, and that’s not one I’ve been really good at picking up. I still need to work at it! Sometimes it can be boring, though. It takes a little while and we repeat prayers over and over.
Even though I don’t pray the Rosary as I should, I know it’s important. It’s a very powerful prayer, as we are thinking about Jesus and His life, while also asking His Mother, Mary, to pray for us. There are also lots of promises given to us by Mary for every time we pray the Rosary.
Question: When were you born? Did you used to be in a sport?
I was born on June 27, 1976. That means I’m going to be 44 years old at the end of June. We lived in a very small town (smaller than Malta!) in north eastern North Dakota called Lankin. My dad was a farmer at the time, though we moved off the farm when I was very young.
While I like watching sports, I’ve never been very good at playing them. I did play baseball for a while, and basketball for a few years. I also did track in high school, but I wasn’t one who did well in sports. I prefer to watch sports, especially baseball and football.
