How YOU Can Prepare for Lent (Fr. Gregory Pine) | Ep. 191

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Today I sit down with Fr. Gregory Pine to discuss how YOU can prepare for Lent! Buckle up! --- Aquinas' 3 Reasons We Fast Fasting is practiced for a threefold purpose. First, in order to bridle the lusts of the flesh, wherefore the Apostle says (2 Corinthians 6:5-6): "In fasting, in chastity," since fasting is the guardian of chastity. For, according to Jerome [Contra Jov. ii.] "Venus is cold when Ceres and Bacchus are not there," that is to say, lust is cooled by abstinence in meat and drink. Secondly, we have recourse to fasting in order that the mind may arise more freely to the contemplation of heavenly things: hence it is related (Daniel 10) of Daniel that he received a revelation from God after fasting for three weeks. Thirdly, in order to satisfy for sins: wherefore it is written (Joel 2:12): "Be converted to Me with all your heart, in fasting and in weeping and in mourning." The same is declared by Augustine in a sermon (De orat. et Jejun. [Serm. lxxii (ccxxx, de Tempore)]): "Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one's flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, kindles the true light of chastity." SPONSORS EL Investments: https://www.elinvestments.net/pints Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/mattfradd/ Hallow: http://hallow.app/mattfradd STRIVE: https://www.strive21.com/ GIVING Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer coproducer of the show. LINKS Website: https://pintswithaquinas.com/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: https://www.strive21.com/ SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattfradd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd MY BOOKS Does God Exist: https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist-Socratic-Dialogue-ebook/dp/B081ZGYJW3/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=fradd&qid=1586377974&sr=8-9 Marian Consecration With Aquinas: https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecration-Aquinas-Growing-Closer-ebook/dp/B083XRQMTF/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=fradd&qid=1586379026&sr=8-4 The Porn Myth: https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myth-P1985.aspx CONTACT Book me to speak: https://www.mattfradd.com/speakerrequestform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Gooday and welcome to Pints with Aquinas. My name is Matt Frad. If you could sit down over a pint of beer
0:05.8	with Thomas Aquinas and ask him anyone question, what would it be? Well, today we're going to ask him
0:10.7	about the upcoming fast, Lent. How do we fast? Why should be fast? Maybe you, dear listener,
0:18.8	are one of these people who chooses several fasts, knowing that over the course of the 40 plus days, several of them will be knocked down due to your weakness, but hopefully you'll have one remaining at the end.
0:28.6	What about that?
0:29.5	What about maybe doing more of a tech fast than a food fast?
0:32.9	We get into all that with Father Gregory Pine today.
0:35.5	You're going to find this very enriching and a great
0:37.9	preparation for Lent. Here we go.
0:49.7	Welcome to Pines with Aquinas, the show where you and I fall up a bastel next to the angelic doctor to discuss theology and philosophy.
0:59.4	Really, really exciting thing just happened.
1:03.5	Many of you are familiar with Cameron Batuzzi, who runs the website Capturing Christianity.
1:09.5	It's also an excellent YouTube channel, like excellent.
1:12.7	When I look at his quality, I think this is better
1:15.7	than anything I've seen secular Christian,
1:17.7	as far as lighting and just the quality of the footage
1:22.5	and stuff like that.
1:23.5	Do people still say footage?
1:24.5	I don't know.
1:25.0	Okay, here's what just happened.
1:26.4	Cameron's over at my house right now. We're having a great time hanging out. He's a Protestant
1:29.7	apologist. And we just, we've just been hanging out for last couple of days getting to know each other.
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