Regeneration, retreat, or decluttering? The many faces of Lent

Ask people what theyโ€™re doing for Lent, and youโ€™re likely to get a wide range of replies. Formally, Lent is a 40-day season in the Christian liturgical calendar intended to prepare the faithful to experience the ultimate meaning and resurrection joy of Easter. We take the word โ€œLentโ€ from the Anglo-Saxon lencten, meaning โ€œspring-time,โ€ which in the …