Today is the beginning of Lent, the season of prayer and repentance for many Christians around the world. It’s a very special Lent for me since it’s my first as part of the Catholic Church. I grew up in Protestant churches and Lent was never mentioned or observed in any of the denominations we attended (yes, it was more than one). In fact, most of my life I didn’t even know what Lent was. My husband and I decided to start attending a Catholic Church 2 ½ years ago, though, and officially joined the Church last Easter {more on our conversion in an upcoming post}. So now that I am…