A Holy Pause — Become a Student of Spiritual Fasting
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but new wine is for fresh skins.”
– Mark 2:22
What if the most faithful thing you could do next was not to push harder, but to pause, pray, and discern? In Episode 201 of the Delay & Pray Podcast, Beth shares why this will be the final episode of 2026 as she steps away from podcasting for three months to seek clarity about the future of Delay & Pray. After six years of developing this spiritual fasting movement, she has come to see more clearly that spiritual fasting is not simply about weight loss or food restriction—it is a lifelong study of the body, brain, and soul.
In this deeply personal episode, Beth reflects on how Delay & Pray has evolved from its earliest days and why she believes 2027 requires a deeper, more intentional direction. She explores the three pillars of spiritual fasting—biology, neurology, and theology—and invites listeners to become students of their own habits, hunger, thoughts, metabolism, virtues, and relationship with God. She also challenges the modern idea of “feasting,” asking whether true celebration is found in excess and consumption or instead in communion, the Eucharist, family, wholesome food, gratitude, and the sacraments.
Beth also shares why she is taking this season to consult trusted Catholic mentors, leaders, and her team as she discerns what comes next for Delay & Pray. Along the way, she reflects on processed food, technology, AI, metabolic health, spiritual warfare, Our Lady, and the need to keep Jesus Christ at the center of everything. Her invitation for the final three months of the year is simple but profound: keep studying, keep praying, keep fasting, keep beginning again, and become a lifelong student of spiritual fasting—because the ultimate goal is not simply better health, but greater freedom to love God and others.
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Resources in Today’s Show:
SUGAR BOMB IN YOUR BRAIN: Healing From Sugar Addiction By Bitten Jonsson RN
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
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