One of his secrets for peace is that he stopped watching the news six years ago.Bingo on this! The two priests we are most closely associated with do not watch the news. Their message is always a good one, and their whole personas are filled with peace. They've inspired me, too, to give up the one-eyed monster (and I'm working toward the other one as well; the computer), instead substituting the window of the world and beyond [the monstrance containing the Sacred Host].
Lizzy, you may want to rethink this plan. EWTN provides some excellent programming during Lent. As for the computer, both Salvation and I post lenten reflections and other inspiring articles. You might miss out on these. I used to be a news junkie but gave it up for Lent several years ago. Ahhhh .. peace. I missed nothing.