Father and Joe E449: Shrove Tuesday to Ash Wednesday — A Plan, Realistic Penances, and God’s Help

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the context of Lent, emphasizing the importance of a concrete plan and God's help for spiritual growth.

Lent isn’t just “trying harder.” It’s a Church-wide reset—entered intentionally, with a plan, and with God’s help. As this episode releases on Shrove Tuesday, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks explain why today (and Ash Wednesday) matters, how confession and a concrete Lenten plan set you up for real change, and why the goal isn’t perfection—it’s growth in virtue and deeper communion with God. Through the lens of relationships—self, others, and God—they contrast two approaches: “Fat Tuesd...

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Rockey, Boniface Hicks

Topics covered

• Lent
• Christianity
• Spiritual Growth
• Confession
• Virtue

Keywords

• Shrove Tuesday
• Ash Wednesday
• Lenten plan
• confession
• growth in virtue

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