Before he became Catholic, Rob Marco sought to shake off consumerism and embrace self-discipline through extreme outdoor adventures and straight edge punk ethos.

Pat Flynn sought it too, through stoic philosophy and hardcore fitness regimens.

They share with Matt Swaim how they approached self-discipline and the desire to reject consumerism and appetites before becoming Catholic, and how those concepts took on new meaning when they began to understand how Catholicism treats Lent.

Pat's website: https://chroniclesofstrength.com

More from Pat: https://www.philosophyforthepeople.com

Rob's blog: https://fatherofthefamily.blogspot.com

Pat's testimony: https://chnetwork.org/?s=patrick+flynn

Rob's Testimony: https://chnetwork.org/?s=rob+marco

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