Father And Joe

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation about sin. Today we discuss sin as adults. What is sin? We discuss a number of examples of situations and are the sinful. A central theme becomes the seven deadly sins. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation, from the Roman Catholic perspective, of various Christian sects. What are the things that make us different? What is similar? Does it matter? Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation about God in the workplace. Society has push to force Christianity out of everything and is filling the void with a secular religion. We also delve into some examples of our experiences with this in our lives. What is morally objectable, and how do we deal with that? Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation about money. We discuss the importance and freedom that comes from savings. We continue a conversation about who can be Holy? How is it possible to be Holy? Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation about how modern forms of media are impacting our communication with each other. Social media is not going away Father gives many suggestions upon how to grow in our relations, given the modern technology. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Welcome. In this episode we have a conversation about divorce. What should we do when couples around us separate? How should we help children? What do you do when the parents are wrong? Today's episode is practical on the ground answers dealing with a real example. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Welcome. In this episode we ask the question, how do we know prayer is working? How do Saints get it right? What should we be counter-cultural against? These questions guide our conversation into a number of topics ranging the creation of the universe to the economy to environmental changes. Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Who are good candidates to enter the priesthood? Why do priests need to be men? How do you discern when you are being called by God? Father draws parallels of becoming a priest and becoming married. How do you hold someone accountable for ongoing growth? Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

Father is in Rome to learn how to make better priests. We begin a conversation on the process of how to become a priest. What will the man go through to become a priest? What is the training like to become a priest? How to be a Saint, why is it important? Thank you for listening. FatherAndJoe@gmail.com

As a follow up to last episode about marriage, Father asks me the questions Church asks every couple in preparation of marriage. Father teaches what is asked by the Church and they ask it. We discuss the importance of learning natural family planning. We thank you for listening. If you would like to reach out to us our email is FatherandJoe@gmail.com

In this episode Father and I discuss marriage. Why is marriage a sacrament, what does that mean? How do the sacraments help us make and hold commitments? What is the importance of sex in marriage? Father also, gives us an analogy of communion and marriage. We discuss Saint Joseph and Virgin Mary, as an example of marriage. We conclude the episode by discussing how to prepare for marriage.

Eucharistic adoration is the Catholic practice of sitting with Jesus in an intimate space. In this podcast, we discuss the practice of Eucharistic adoration. How should we prepare for it? Why is it important? How does it make a difference in our day to day lives?

Father Boniface tells us the path he took to enter into faith and become a priest. The conversation then turns to where Joe began to drift away from the church. In this episode we discuss contraception in a degree of detail that you are not taught in high school.

In this episode Father teaches us about the spiritual intercessors that we have. We discuss Guardian Angels, and the Communion of Saints. I ask Father with the Communion of Saints, is that paganism? What are angels? What purpose do they serve?

This is the pilot episode of Father and Joe. Our purpose is to discuss the meaning of God in our lives and how to grow closer to him. This mission is attempted through a self-proclaimed realist who has moved closer and further from God in his life. In this podcast, we get an introduction to Joe and our mission.

Revelations, the last book of the bible, provokes so many questions? We address that questions that came to me from this book. The conversation then progresses to additional questions. How to prepare for an aggressor? How should we view what is happening in Syria?

In this episode I ask Father a number of questions that came to me during Holy Week. Jesus had 12 best friends, who else can do that? Why do the priest where different vestments? These are but a few of the questions I pose to Father Hicks in this episode. Enjoy.

In this episode Father and I discuss how a church should look in terms of decorations. How much is too much, what is the right answer? We then discuss the way human brain thinks and how to encompass it with prayer. Is it right or wrong to drift into “auto-pilot”?

In this episode Father and I discuss how businesses should operate from an economic perspective, with the light of the church guiding us. The conversations goes into many different areas including the government’s role, the worker’s role, the employer’s role, and welfare.

We begin this episode by getting into why the concept of judgment from the prior episode is important to me. The conversation then turns to a question of when presented multiple paths, what should we do?