Father and Joe E449: Shrove Tuesday to Ash Wednesday — A Plan, Realistic Penances, and God’s Help
Father and Joe
Lent isn’t just “trying harder.” It’s a Church-wide reset—entered intentionally, with a plan, and with God’s 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 isn’t perfection—it’s growth in virtue and deeper communion with God. Through the lens of relationships—self, others, and God—they contrast two approaches: “Fat Tuesd...
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Father and Joe is a podcast series of a continuing conversation about struggles and successes of being close to God. Father Boniface provides spiritual direction through problems of daily life. According to statistics of the average American's church habits - We went to church when we were forced to but somewhere along the way, we drifted away. The ultimate goal of this podcast is to help us get back to church, regardless of what faith you hold, and create a stronger union with God.