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Eyes on Easter: How Lent Points Us to Jesus – A Virtual Timeout
Eyes on Easter: How Lent Points Us to Jesus
The purpose of Lent is to prepare us for Easter. But how often do we get caught up in Lent for Lent’s sake—as if it’s the Spiritual Olympics of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?! Join us for an afternoon of prayer & reflection on how Lent leads us to Easter joy by keeping our eyes on Jesus as the center of our lives.
This virtual retreat is no-cost and will be led by author, speaker, founder of Mothering Spirit, and friend of C21, Laura Kelly Fanucci.
Meet our retreat facilitator
Laura Kelly Fanucci - Retreat Facilitator
Laura Kelly Fanucci is an award-winning author, a monthly columnist for OSV News Service, a devotional writer for (in)courage and Give Us This Day, and a regular contributor to publications including America Magazine and U.S. Catholic. She has authored many books including Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting and Grieving Together: A Couple's Journey through Miscarriage. Her latest book on Easter is forthcoming from Ave Maria Press in 2026.
Her work has been featured on the Hallow and Ritual apps, and in popular outlets including NPR’s Morning Edition, On Being, and the Kelly Clarkson Show. She writes two best-selling Substacks: The Holy Labor with essays on spirituality and The Compassion Brigade with humorous reflections on surviving cancer. Laura also writes regularly on Instagram at @thismessygrace. She and her husband live in Minnesota with their children.
To learn more about Laura, visit: laurakellyfanucci.com.