Father and Joe

Fortitude can create a heroic response in the face of evil.  Father give many example of saints who shown extreme fortitude. We also discuss the “energy” emotions that correlate to fortitude.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings.  Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.c...

Logic is essential in our lives. The gift of knowledge is the bedrock of logic. In this podcast we discuss how this is a gift of the Holy Spirit, and how to use it to be more like God.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings.  Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also...

Do we know what piety is? Often times, our society perceives the pious in a negative light. Father teaches what piety truly is, and why we ought to strive to be open to piety within our daily lives.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings.  Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@...

We begin the series of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit with Fear of the Lord. I have had a hard time understanding what this gift is all about. This episode ultimate becomes a little longer than most as Father beautifully articulates what this often misunderstood gift is.     The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Seek Peace. Be Open to God and...

This episode is an introductory episode into the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. We look from a very high level as a set up for each episode on the particular gift.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings.  Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find is on twitte...

Anxiety is a natural human emotion. Father discusses how to come out of the negative aspects of anxiety. The Faith emphasizes the importance of relationships and how health relationships universally help. We discuss how our expectations impact anxiety within our lives.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherAn...

Eventually a vaccine to become Covid-19 will be made. We discuss Church’s stance on vaccines, referencing both facts and historical precedents within America. Father teaches from the moral stand point. Since we are recording this with no vaccine has yet made, we are coming from the teaching of concrete morality of the Faith. Are we morally required to take vaccines and administer them to our child...

Hardships are an important feature of life; our culture activity attempts to avoid suffering. We look into this fact through the lens of last week’s episode - focusing on Jesus’ parable of the seeds in the soil. Father presents the teaching of the church and how this concept is essential for everyone’s life.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His C...

Our futures are not bound by the past. In this episode we explore this fact through the lens of Jesus’ parables particularly focusing on the seeds in the four types of soil.  Father gives wonderful teachings on mustard seed, weeds, and soil parables and applies it to our times. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening....

We continue our episode last week about obligations. Looking practically at our lives, we are given an opportunity to be grateful or resentful at many points each day. Within the framework of the Faith we see these moments as opportunities for conversion or improvement.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherA...

Obligations are something that essential for a society to work. Father uses examples in society such as driving of how we need to have and honor obligations. As the conversation turns to obligations we have to God, and why we have them, the topic of thankfulness becomes prominent.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listeni...

Each one of us experience regret in our lifetimes. This core emotion is often not discussed, so we used this episode to discuss the Faith’s teachings on regret. How should we treat regret and use it within our spiritual and faith lives? The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find i...

Father is a Benedictine Monk. Recently the monks chose a new leader to for their archabbey. Father teaches of how that process worked and how it impacts him and the archabbey at large. We compare and contrast the process to other selections within the Church and with secular elections.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for li...

Let us never forget how wrong I can be about something, as that is exactly how this episode begins. Like many I do not fully grasp the mystery of the Blessed Trinity. Father’s teachings help straighten me out and hopefully the teachings are helpful for you as well.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe...

In Pennsylvania, we finally have been given permission to return to the mass. The mass has had certain modifications to it that felt foreign to me. Father and I use this episode to explore the importance of the mass and how to fully appreciate the importance of celebrating the mass with the forced modifications.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and H...

Hospitality is the starting point of forgiveness.  We use the Acts of the Apostles, as a point of reference for a conversation of how hard is can be to stand up to people we are close to. We also discuss how each of us are different with roles to play.  Each of us have emotions, we discuss how to use them to good and grow into faith.      The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, close...

Death is a critical element of Christ and our Christian faith. We use direct and insightful illustrations to articulate the topic. Father gives theological teachings about death. We use the Corona Virus as a backdrop as well.       The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find is on...

We are taught that those who believe without seeing are blessed. Today, Father teaches us how to question things within our faith that will enrich us to become closer to the Holy Spirit.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Father teaches from a starting point of humility to answer age old questions revolving around what is real. Father walks from the pure abstract of what is possibly real, to the path of having faith. Even though the topics are philosophical in nature, it is presented in a way everyone can understand.      The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church...

Continuing the conversation from last episode, we dive into the congregation’s role within the Liturgy of the Eucharist. What do we mean when we say, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to Enter under my roof“? The insights Father gives on the importance of all us to be present in the Body of the Church, and dwells upon the pain some of us feel as a result of the Governments imposed quarantine.  The po...

Father begins by teaching on the overall structure of the Mass to give each of us a starting point. The focus of this episode is the Liturgy of the Eucharist. We are focusing here because the Eucharist is the center of our spiritual lives, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the Eucharist entering into this moment and time.  We also discuss what is mean when we say “Jesus said the blessing.” The p...

The first and foremost job of a priest is to be dedicated to the Eucharist. Being tied to the Eucharist puts all priests into a divine relationship with Christ. As a result, they are able to perform and bestow the sacraments to the faithful.  We use this episode to dive into the relationship and responsibilities of priests.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy...

Many of us can gauge that we are not evil or actively doing bad. The problem is that many people will park there and turn off all of their energy and just stay on the good side but not striving to the end destination, thinking that that is enough. Father directly teaches about “parking” which is being a lukewarm soul.    The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spir...

With the quarantine in effect Churches were closed. Today we discuss what it was like to experience Easter at home. Father tells what it is like from the priest stand point. We ultimately conclude this episode by discussing what the future holds, and how we can make it better.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church. Thank you for listening....

In the prior episodes we discussed the big picture items of the Coronavirus, and how the Government is dealing with it. We shift the focus to us as individuals upon how to within the quarantine framework. Father gives an example of how he is living within his religious life, and how over the years society has taken models from. We conclude the episode specifically discussing how to live a family l...