BONUS: Lent: A Journey of Discovery and Returning to the Lord w/ Jeff Cavins

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Fr. Gregory welcomes author and Biblical scholar, Jeff Cavins, to this bonus episode of Godsplaining to discuss the Biblical roots of Lent, how even celebrities are 'slices of the Church', the internet becoming a 'new religion', and the significance of 40 days. The Hallow App is FREE! Or, learn more about Pray40 with Hallow here:https://hallow.com/pray40/ Send your questions for the friars to:godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsWitness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3b2MbHxat33i-cwrd1AcSW_hPBfcHcm4-8XxJoCDn4OUgTBe_Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speechYour Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Gregory Pine, and welcome to Godsplining.
0:10.1	Thanks to all those who support us.
0:11.5	If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly donation on Patreon.
0:14.9	Be sure to like and subscribe to Godspending wherever you listen to your podcasts,
0:18.6	unless you don't like it and then don't like it.
0:40.8	And in case you don't want to subscribe, you also don't have to do that either. I should be more convincing. But I'm delighted for this episode of guest planning to be joined by one Jeff Kavens. Jeff's, thanks for joining. Good to be with you, father. It's always good to talk to you. Jeff, I know you. and I feel like I know you in an especial way because you worked with my father for some number of years.
0:42.5	So not that the godspanning audience is necessarily asking for details about your friendship
0:47.4	with Barry Pine, but for those of us who are, myself, maybe my sisters, a couple other people
0:52.3	besides, where do that happen? How did that happen? Yeah, that happened. myself, maybe my sisters, a couple other people besides.
0:56.1	Where do that happen?
0:57.4	How did that happen? Yeah, that happened with Ascension Press.
1:00.4	And it's early years, very, very early years, like the first couple of years.
1:05.6	And your dad worked with Matt Pinto.
1:09.3	And so I became very good friends with your dad for for many,
1:13.0	many years. And he was an example to me and he is an example to me. He is just a great man
1:22.1	of God. And, of course, when I'd go to visit you guys, you were playing volleyball, I think,
1:26.3	in junior high or something, or somebody was
1:29.0	playing volleyball. I don't know who it was. Maybe it was your brother. I don't know. Yeah, the taller,
1:33.2	handsomer version. But I've actually stayed at your house multiple times, you know, over the years,
1:39.5	got to know your mom. And it's just one family that I thought was such an amazing example of what a family is.
1:47.7	I remember at night, you know, I'm getting ready to go to sleep and your dad is anointing windows
1:52.2	and he's praying over the house. And I mean, it was really quite an example. But your dad was
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