Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Lent is a time for penance and sacrifice, and many viewers have submitted questions on the virtue of penance: “If I’m in the state of mortal sin, should I even bother with doing penance?” and “How does one practice the virtue of penance in one’s daily struggles?”
In this #AskAFriar episode, Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P., addresses these questions and more. Stick around to hear the answers!
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Lent is a time for penance and sacrifice, and many viewers have submitted questions on the virtue of penance: “If I’m in the state of mortal sin, should I even bother with doing penance?” and “How does one practice the virtue of penance in one’s daily struggles?”
In this #AskAFriar episode, Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P., addresses these questions and more. Stick around to hear the answers!
⭐ Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and over 20,000 enrollees inside our FREE Aquinas 101 online learning platform! go.thomisticinstitute.org/register-youtube-a101.
❓ Questions you want answered? Make sure to put #AskAFriar in your comment!
— SEND THE TRUTH TO THOUSANDS OF SOULS! —
• Donate: go.thomisticinstitute.org/donate-youtube-a101
— AQUINAS 101 —
• Subscribe to this channel: go.thomisticinstitute.org/subscribe-youtube
• Enroll in a FREE course: go.thomisticinstitute.org/register-youtube-a101
— THE THOMISTIC INSTITUTE —
• Subscribe to the TI podcast: go.thomisticinstitute.org/podcast-youtube
• Thomistic Institute: go.thomisticinstitute.org/ti-website-youtube
— SOCIAL MEDIA —
• Instagram: instagram.com/thomisticinstitute
• Facebook: facebook.com/ThomisticInstitute
• Twitter: twitter.com/ThomisticInst
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thomistic-institute
— ABOUT —
Aquinas 101 is a project of the Thomistic Institute that seeks to promote Catholic truth through short, engaging video lessons. You can browse earlier videos at your own pace or enroll in one of our FREE Aquinas 101 courses on St. Thomas Aquinas and his masterwork, the Summa theologiae. In these courses, you'll learn from expert scientists, philosophers, and theologians—including Dominican friars from the Province of St. Joseph. Enroll today at go.thomisticinstitute.org/register-youtube-a101. And don’t forget to like and share with your friends, because it matters what you think!
#ThomisticInstitute #ThomasAquinas #Catholic #Thomism #Aquinas101 #philosophy #theology
