Ep. 304: Explaining Great Lent, with Father John Whiteford

The time of Great Lent is upon us. There are many misconceptions as well as questions surrounding it. My guest, Father John Whiteford, is Archpriest at St. Jonah Orthodox Church and the author of Sola Scriptura: In Vanity of Their Minds. He is here to field all of my questions regarding Great Lent and provide thorough and accurate answers. Why do we fast? What do we "give up" during Lent? Should we be adding more things rather than just subtracting things during Lent? What is Holy Week? Why is Lent 40 days? We get into all of this and more. Great Lent is the most important time of the year for Christians. Find out why in this episode of Counterflow. For a Lent recipe book from Beatrix Salmons, go here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOccI9KOjEpWPFZ33yBqcHzcPr8P9r-v/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108091501665055595950&rtpof=true&sd=true  For more from Fr John, go here: http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com  St. Jonah Orthodox Church: https://saintjonah.org  Visit my website: https://www.counterflowpodcast.com Donate to the show here: https://www.patreon.com/counterflow Audio Production by Podsworth Media: https://www.podsworth.com Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!