Father And Joe

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 is also discussed as a way to visualize something we all will experience.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe        

When we press the living force of the Gospel into our lives and communities the love of God envelops us all. Poverty, chastity, and obedience are the gospel virtues. Father begins the conversation articulating the spiritual foundation of religious life. The conversation outlines the difference between religious life and being an ordinated priest. While you can be both, it is important to know the difference.  Father concludes the episode with directions upon how to join a religious order. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

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 Francis started the Franciscan order, Father exclaims all the greatness that has come from the order. The conversation then turns to other orders and what they bring to the world.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe   

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 other priest.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe   Catholic, Church, God, Help, Real Life, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Faith, Seminary, New, Priest, Seminary 

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 what the seminary life is like. If you are exploring the idea of becoming a priest or know someone who is, this episode outlines what that process actually looks like. Knowing the process is beneficial for everyone to help us guide our faith into future generations. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe    

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, this episode outlines what that process actually looks like. Knowing the process is beneficial for everyone to help us guide our faith into future generations. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Concluding the food, clothing, shelter, and work series we continue the theme of becoming the most actuated. Father teaches of how important finding and identifying our strengths. We have so much more room to grow in our strengths than our weaknesses.  The episode ends with a conversation about the political situation and what we ought to think about and discuss. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Continuing the food, clothing, shelter, and work series we discuss what is the best and most practical economic system for us to create and live in. Father gives a fantastic example how we can find the place to live in and benefits that we all receive from participating. Individually we all need different incentives to grow. It is through our own growth that we improve ourselves, our society, and our relationship with God.   The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe   

In 2002, the Bishops of America had a conference to implement rules and polices regarding how the Church addresses allegations about sexual abuse. Earlier in 2019, the Pope had gathered the Bishops from all over the world to address what and where the Church goes from here. Father Boniface also directly addresses what the Church is doing in the formation of new Priests.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe   Catholic, Church, God, Help, Real Life, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Faith, America , abuse, Pope, Celibacy,       

Today we take a pause from our series on food, clothing, shelter, and work to do a two part series on the Church’s response to sexual abuse. Father Boniface teaches the history and changes the Church has implemented to re-become the safest place in the world for children. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe 

Continuing our series on food, clothing, shelter, and work we apply the teachings from the last episode to present day America. The teachings end up going to the true cause of the issue. Father teaches on how people become poor in America and why they stay there. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Continuing our series on food, clothing, shelter, and work we turn to Jesus’ teachings on what “poor” is. This episode is deeply rooted in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon in the Pains. As Americans, we often have the assumption that reference to poor is an economic description, when in truth it is actually about your mindset.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Continuing our series on food, clothing, shelter, and work we conclude our thoughts from the production episode. Father brings up skills that we do not pay as much for as we should. We then discuss how society addresses skills like that. Father also brings up that each of us natural limitations and how we as an economy address it. We have a conversation about companies at the turn of the 19th century versus companies of today in terms of how they value employees and individuals.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe     

Continuing our series on food, clothing, shelter, and work we discuss production. We start by drilling down on the fact that is not solely a Catholic concept, this is human nature.  The drive for work is an inherent human nature need. We discuss how even a single person who is capable of working that opts out of the system how it impacts the entire economic system of America.  As the episode continues, we discuss economics mostly in a zoomed in perspective from the employee perspective.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Coming out from our virtue series, we are beginning a new series on Food, Clothing, Shelter and Work. This first episode is laying down the basics – what are we actually talking about? It is amazing how often we may be so angry at each other because we haven’t identified a starting point. This episode is the starting point.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe    

In today’s conversation we conclude our deep dive on the virtues. Father gives many real world teachings. The goal of our cast is to help us get more holy. We thank you for listening and spreading the word.    The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe      

Standing up for what is right – that’s what fortitude is. Today we continue our virtue series with a deep dive into fortitude. Why does society mostly get this one but not the others? Father’s teaching a incredibly practical and beneficial.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe    

Prudence is the mother of the virtues. Through prudence we learn what is the good. Father teaches greatly about how to grow in prudence and how to implement it in our lives. The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

The virtue of justice is giving what is due. Father teaches this virtue through the prism of the mass then opens up the conversation with how it applies in the secular world 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.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe   Catholic, Church, God, Help, Real Life, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Faith, Virtue, Justice 

The virtue series has shown a deeper understanding in all of the virtues. Today we focus specifically on hope. Hope is SOOO much more than what my childhood teaching illuminated. Father Boniface puts a flood light on the topic and his teachings are so rich on the topic. Hope helps.  The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and his Church.Thank you for listening.FatherAndJoe@gmail.comAlso you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe