Father and Joe

In this episode we continue our discussion on discernment. Ultimately discernment should turn us toward a decision that leads us toward love. In part two, Father teaches of how the devil will torment…

We all have important decisions that we need to make in life. In this episode we specifically focus on the process of making those decisions. Discernment is of vital importance within our lives. Fath…

Church has written out a preference for male altar servers. Today Father discusses this topic in tremendous depth. One the baseline teachings required to understand the topic is why the Church only o…

God will not force his gifts upon us. We need to freely accept them. Father teaches what God has offered us, the deepest and most valuable gift is a relationship with Him. The conversation also dives…

What we started out doing out of fear of judgment and hell we end up doing out of the unspeakable sweetness of love - what was arduous is now sweet and good. Father gives great teachings and examples…

Mary Magdalene is the apostle of the apostles. In this episode we discuss the life Saint Mary Magdalene, the role of women in the church, and Pope Francis designation of July 22nd as the feast of Sai…

Father Boniface is a Benedictan Monk. The feast day of Saint Benedict is on July 11th. In this episode we discuss some of the core teachings of Saint Benedict. We make an effort on how to invite thes…

There has been a perception that serving during the mass as a lector, alter server, Eucharistic minister, or cantor makes you “extra Catholic”. Today, Father discusses this conversation to discuss wh…

As we progress through life we are called to emulate Jesus. One of the most important things that Jesus did that we often fail to is to pray. We devote this entire episode to teachings Jesus gave us …

In our prior episodes we discussed purgatory and the commandment Jesus gave us. Today we discuss judgment, both in how Jesus will judge us and how we judge others. The episode concludes with the chal…

We begin the episode discussing what Jesus meant when he said “love one another as I love you.” Father calls us to reflect on how Jesus loves us as individuals, as we need the love of Christ to be ab…

What is purgatory? Father gives fantastic teaching on this area that the church has not given much formal teaching on. We discuss what indulgences are and why they are important. The imagery of fire …

When we press the living force of the Gospel into our lives and communities the love of God envelops us all. Father begins the conversation by outlining the spiritual life of Saint Francis. Saint Fra…

Continuing our conversation about priestly development, we discuss what train pastors receive. Most of us are familiar with pastor and we look at what makes these priests a little different than othe…

This is part two of our conversation about the seminary life and its importance to our faith and society. Often we hear and pray for more vocations to the priesthood, in today’s episode we discuss wh…

Often we hear and pray for more vocations to the priesthood, in today’s episode we discuss what the seminary life is like. If you are exploring the idea of becoming a priest or know someone who is, t…