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Podcast: Father and Joe
Episode: Father and Joe E449: Shrove Tuesday to Ash Wednesday â A Plan, Realistic Penances, and Godâs Help
Description: Lent isnât just âtrying harder.â Itâs a Church-wide resetâentered intentionally, with a plan, and with Godâs 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 isnât perfectionâitâs growth in virtue and deeper communion with God.Through the lens of relationshipsâself, others, and Godâthey contrast two approaches: âFat Tuesdayâ as last-chance indulgence versus Shrove Tuesday as spiritual preparation. They also explore how shared momentu...