Father and Joe
Father and Joe is a podcast series of a continuing conversation about struggles and successes of being close to God. Father Boniface provides spiritual direction through problems of daily life. According to statistics of the average American's church habits - We went to church when we were forced to but somewhere along the way, we drifted away. The ultimate goal of this podcast is to help us get back to church, regardless of what faith you hold, and create a stronger union with God.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 427
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Father and Joe E205 – Father in Covid Quarantine
Father has tested positive for having the Corona Virus. In this episode we discuss how his experience has been, as well as how he is relating to other who have gone through the experience.
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Father and Joe E204 – Enjoying Being a Priest
Of all tested professions the Priesthood has the high job satisfaction score. Father gets into some of the specifics of how being a priest is so rewarding. We also use this episode to dive into the f…
Father and Joe E203 – Covid Did Not Kill God
There is a perception that we do not need God in our lives, and Covid has been the latest justification for that falsity. In this episode Father breaks down the decision that was made by the American…
Father and Joe E202 – Expectations Placed on Us for Lent
Our behaviors and our identities are different. Speak evil of no one, avoid quarreling, be gentle, and show perfect courtesy to all men is a standard that we as Christians are called to obtain. We t…
Father and Joe E201 – Identity
What is identity? Many of people may know the definition of the word on paper, but in terms of life experience most of have it fouled up. In this episode we zero in on correcting acting an individual…
Father and Joe E200 – Benefits of Investing in Relationships
In this episode we discuss appreciation, humility, bad bosses, relationships, and living a Godly life. One of the great benefits of striving to create good relationships is that is always extends bey…
Father and Joe E199 – Taking Things for Granted in Our Modern Economy
Every single human being has an infinite dignity from conception until death. From that starting truth we view the benefits of living in this modern mobile economy. We also discuss some problems to …
Father and Joe E198 – Who Surrounds Me?
As individuals, we can feel so small in the face of massive structures or institutions. In this episode, we discuss how to position ourselves to go into a virtuous position as well are our responsibi…
Father and Joe E197 – Spontaneous Responses
Our culture calls us to act impulsively in many different ways. Being spontaneous is neither good nor evil in and of itself. Father teaches how we can create habits within ourselves to become habitua…
Father and Joe E196 – Confession in the Face of Pride
The Church has been in existence for nearly 2,000 years. During that time, she learnt how to help her members’ live better lives. In this episode we discuss the power of the Sacrament of Confession p…
Father and Joe E195 – Admitting Our Wrongs
There is a human nature impulse that we all have that urges us not to admit when we are wrong. We discuss how being in a echo chamber can only make this problem worse and harder. Father teaches how t…
Father and Joe E194 – Fears Harming Family
In Pennsylvania, where we record from, the state government’s policies are being fueled out of fear. An impact of policies created has been an overall harming of family situations. We use this spac…
Father and Joe E193 – Pastoral Conversion Conference 2020
Father is a conference about pastoral conversion. Many of us upon first hearing the title would assume that is only for priest, whereas this is intended for all of the living church. In this episod…
Father and Joe E192 – Risk and Trust
Today we discuss how Corona is impacting our trust of others. Father teaches from the backdrop of relations that we have with individuals and entities. Multiple examples of broken trust are discussed…
Father and Joe E191 - Two Judgments We will Receive
In this episode we specifically discuss the judgment we will receive at our death and at the end of time. This is not a crystal clear topic, however Father does a very good job at articulating the to…
Father and Joe E190 Bringing Ourselves into the Gospel
The Gospel is written in a way that is very contrary to our current media outlets that we are exposed to. In this episode we discuss techniques and ways to read the Bible and live the Faith in a way …
Father and Joe E189 Stages of Faith Life
We begin with an analogy of becoming better throwing axes. Father uses it as a contrast to how we grow through the stages of our Faith life. The key comes down to the fact that relationships are stri…
Father and Joe E188 – Faith Adapting to Covid
America being shut down by Covid 19 had an impact on a wide array of activities in our lives. Recorded in October, we look at the Church’s responses to the challenges Covid and the subsequent life ch…
Father and Joe E187 – The Comments from the Pope and Election Day
This episode is being released on Election Day 2020. In this episode we address how we are presented information as a society. With that backdrop we dive into how we vote and what the Pope actually s…
Father and Joe E186 – Christ Being Outside of Time
Time is something we all live with. In this episode we discuss the fact that Jesus life is outside of restrictions of time as we know it. We use this episode to discuss the concept of time within the…