Hello, this is Father Davidix on the Piter Paraguino podcast. Today is theology and current events.

And today, we call this, history of Catholic rules on fasting. And I'm with my friend, Mr. Matthew,

please. Matthew, thanks for joining me today. Oh, thanks, Father. I've really looked forward to this

podcast for a while. This topic I care a lot about, so thank you for having me thanks, Father. I've really looked forward to this podcast for a while. This topic I care

a lot about, so thank you for having me. Me too. I've actually been looking forward to this podcast

for a while, too. Let me give Matthew's bio here. Matthew is a Third Order Dominican who resides in

Chicago, Illinois. He is a practicing certified public accountant, author and catechus.

He's the president of catechismclass.com.

That is catechismclass.com, an online-based organization who's online-based, not online, comma, based.

Online-based organization whose mission is to make the best in Catholic religious education and sacramental preparation

available to those who need it.

He's an expert in Catholic fasting and abstinence, having written many articles and a book

on the topic, which I just bought recently.

Matthew also creates a variety of Catholic content, including a monthly piece on

apologetics and catechesis for Catholic family news that

many of you are familiar with, a weekly column for the Fatima Center, and a monthly piece on

Catholic customs at 1 Peter 5. He's also the author of Catholic Book Summaries, 54 traditional

and contemporary classics, eschatology, the Catholic study of the four last things,

understanding the precepts of the church, the Roman catechism explained for the modern world,

the definitive guide to Catholic fasting and abstinence when I just said I got, and restoring

lost customs of Christendom. That is his newest, and Matthew spends his leisure time traveling and reading and writing

and running marathons and enjoying Catholic culture.

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