A little quiet time — away from work and the constant interruptions of daily life — ought to be just what the doctor ordered for those seeking more spiritual focus in their lives.

Singing along with Christmas is easy. Easter oratorios are always a big draw. But Lent is often left off our musical diet.

In today’s world, people are mostly foreign to stillness.

You only have to look at the role technology plays in our lives, particularly in the lives of young people, to recognize that we are in an age of instant response and gratification. It is an age of limited analysis where consumerism runs rampant and opinion masquerades as fact.