Father and Joe

We are made to be a gift. The mentality of having deal with work just so I can get to the weekend is a corrosive to our souls. In this episode we discuss the link between those two statements. 

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We got an email about the preserved tension of producing wealth and the teachings of Jesus. In this episode we discuss what the Church teaches. 


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In this episode, we explore some common issues that the Universal Church is experiencing in America. Across the nation attendance is on decline, let’s change that. There are lots of problems that get…

Nothing risked nothing gained is a common saying. Yet, most people are not willing to be open in ways to increase the quality of our lives through relationships. So many of us could vastly improve ou…

Discernment is the process of making wise decisions. This does not mean that making big decisions do not come without hardship or doubt. In this episode we specifically look at the doubt we all deal …

As my son is growing, decisions of how to raise him are becoming more public. Throwing him in the air and giving him joy arises ire and distrust from women around me. In this episode we discuss how i…

How do we discuss truth? Is there absolute truth or is it my truth and your truth? How do we experience the world, and how do we know it’s real? Truth, by its nature, finds stability, whereas fractur…

Saint Theresa Benidicata of the Cross was a Carmelite nun, who converted to Catholicism from Judaism. During her life she was a renowned philosopher, despite joining the cloister of the Carmelite Mon…

Purgatory is a very hard concept to understand, let alone prepare for. In this episode we discuss Saint Francis of Assisi and one of the many gifts that he gave the church – indulgences. Indulgences …

A few months ago we discussed how our experiences have gone with talking to strangers about God. In this episode we revisit the conversation after we each had a month or so to let it sink in. 


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If we want to grow we need to die to ourselves in concrete ways. We look into the need society has for all of us to delay gratification and self-mastery. We want to live intentionally and meaningfull…

In this episode we discuss fetal cells used in the research and development of vaccines. Inherently there is an ethical question of using aborted babies’ cells to come up with vaccines, which cure a …

In this episode we discuss fetal cells used in the research and development of vaccines. Inherently there is an ethical question of using aborted babies’ cells to come up with vaccines, which cure a …

Most people find having conversations about God to be uncomfortable. We start the conversation about that observation. We then discuss how to become more comfortable with a relationship with God and …

I have been reading the United States Catechism for Adults. In this episode we discuss the Church’s teaching on a couple of topics that I misunderstand. Part one is concept that Jesus is a prophet. P…

Growing up punishments were administered by my parents, teachers, coaches, ect. In general, the punishments administered seemed reasonable to the corresponding offense. It seemed the death penalty wa…

Thought-out human history, cultures that went from wanting to strive to achieve other’s successes to wanting to destroy the individual/group who has the success have destroyed their own culture/civil…

We all have concepts in our mind that were created as children. Most of us will never reanalyze these mental blocks through a mature mind. In this episode we discuss my personal head trash, and I bel…