Prayer, fasting and...working out? What is Exodus90?

To ring in the Lenten season, “Jesuitical” is talking Exodus 90, a
90-day ascetic spiritual practice for men centered around three
pillars: prayer, fasting and fraternity. Terence Sweeney, an
assistant teaching professor in the Honors Program and Humanities
Department at Villanova University, joins Zac and Ashley to chat
about the hugely popular program—why people love it, what it leaves
out and what Catholics who don’t participate can learn from it.
They discuss: - The absence of communal Lenten practices in today’s
church and how Exodus 90 tries to fill that void - Exodus 90’s
shortcomings and the dangers of spiritual meritocracy in ascetic
practice - What all Catholics can take from Exodus 90 this Lent In
this week’s Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley are joined by
Christine Lenahan, one of America’s O’Hare Fellows. They discuss
controversial depictions of Christ, from the “He Gets Us” Super
Bowl ads and a new painting of Jesus that caused quite an uproar in
Seville, Spain. What’s on tap? Water. Happy Lent. Jesuitical is
going on the road in 2024! We hope you’ll join us. And if you’d
like Zac and Ashley to come to your city, send us an email at
jesuitical@americamedia.org Feb. 28: Crystal City Marriott Hotel in
Arlington, VA Live interview with Cardinal Wilton Gregory on “A
Listening Church in a Divided Nation” from 7-8 p.m. Reception to
follow from 8-9 p.m. Please RSVP here. March 18: Loyola Marymount
University in Los Angeles, California. Live interview with American
TV Newscaster Carol Costello. Time and venue TBD. Links from the
show: - Fasting, praying and working out: What ‘Exodus 90’ gets
right—and wrong—about asceticism for men - Controversial artistic
depictions of Jesus are nothing new - In defense of the ‘He Gets
Us’ Super Bowl ads - 101 Things To Give Up For Lent - Terence
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