Welcome to Point To The Quiner. My name is Matt Frad. This is a bonus episode for those wishing to prepare for Lent.

In today's episode, we're going to see the three reasons we fast, according to St Thomas Aquinas.

In addition to that, I'm going to give you several things that you might decide to give up this Lent, as well as a few things you might decide to take on.

Enjoy this show.

Yes, Lent is upon us the great fast, whatever you call it, depending on which East or West I guess tradition you come from.

I'm part man, I'm excited and I hope you are too. I thought it would be really cool just to have a short episode where I suggest ten random things that you might fast from, as well as a few things that you might take on this Lent.

Before we look at those things, I want to let you know that I have recorded a audiobook from Thomas Aquinas. He wrote a book of meditations for every day through Lent.

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Alright, let's look at what Thomas Aquinas has to say about fasting before I suggest ten things that we might fast from or take up this land and some of them are kind of funny but still super practical.

Alright, let's take a look at what Aquinas says. He gives us three reasons as to why we fast.

He says an act is virtuous through being directed by reason to some virtuous good.

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