Father and Joe E482: The Story You're Telling Yourself Is a Choice
A frustrating interaction can last seconds, but the story we build from it can shape an entire day. Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks dig...
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Father and Joe is a podcast series of a continuing conversation about my struggles and successes of being close to God. Father Boniface provides spiritual direction through my problems of da...
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20 of 484 episodesFather and Joe E481: Don’t Give Away Your Peace — Breaking the Cycle of Anger Before It Spreads
A frustrating interaction can last for seconds, but the anger it creates can follow us for hours. Joe Rockey opens this episode with a very...
Father and Joe E480: Small Offenses, Clear Boundaries, and the Work of Repairing Relationships
Forgiveness is not only tested in major betrayals. Often, relationships are strained by smaller offenses: the grass clippings blown onto the...
Father and Joe E479: Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Boundaries — How Love Rebuilds What Sin Breaks
Forgiveness is one of the most important parts of Christian life—and one of the easiest to misunderstand. Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hic...
Father and Joe E478: Where God Meets You — Miracles, Personality, and the Challenge You Keep Avoiding
God reaches people in different ways: miracles, Scripture, prayer, relationships, suffering, responsibility, and the ordinary events of life...
Father and Joe E477: Did Jesus “Grow” in His Mission? — Fully God, Fully Man, and the Universal Call of Salvation
Sometimes the Gospels raise questions that feel dangerous to ask: if Jesus is fully God and fully man, how can Scripture also show Him growi...
Father and Joe E476: Spiritual Desolation — Don’t Make Permanent Decisions in Spiritual Darkness
Most episodes of Father and Joe assume that we are either in a good spiritual place or at least trying to move toward one. But what happens...
Father and Joe E475: When Things Line Up — Meaning, Providence, and Seeing God’s Hand Without Becoming Superstitious
Sometimes life feels fragmented, random, and exhausting. Other times, after months or years of effort, things suddenly begin to line up in a...
Father and Joe E474: Loaves, Fishes, and the Eucharist — Receiving All of Jesus Without Fear
The miracle of the loaves and fishes is often heard as a story of abundance: Jesus takes what is limited, blesses it, and feeds the crowd. B...
Father and Joe E473: Saint John Vianney — Parish Priests, Mission, and the Future of the Church
Released on the feast of **Saint John Vianney**, this episode gives Father Boniface Hicks the floor to reflect on the patron saint of parish...
Father and Joe E472: What Faith Actually Changes — Love, Business, and the Encounter That Reorders Everything
If faith changes your life, how do you explain that to someone else without overselling it? Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks continue th...
Father and Joe E471: How to Talk About Faith Without Losing Confidence — Witness, Rejection, and Real Conversation
Talking about faith can feel a lot like trying to offer someone a solution you know would help—only to watch them stare back with no connect...
Father and Joe E470: Escaping Analysis Paralysis — Recollection, Action, and the Presence of God
When every decision has more data, more risks, and more possible outcomes, thinking can become a substitute for moving. Continuing their dis...
Father and Joe E469: When Life Wears You Down — How to Step Back, Reset, and Make Room for God
Something can begin with excitement—a job, project, relationship, or even a vacation—and gradually become exhausting. When the initial energ...
Father and Joe E468: How to Become Friends With the Saints — Prayer, Biography, and Supernatural Friendship
The saints can feel like distant, two-dimensional figures—names on churches, statues, feast days, and stories from another world. Continuing...
Father and Joe E467: Saint Boniface — Using Faith, Courage, and Worldly Wisdom to Build Civilization
What can a missionary from the eighth century teach us about faith, leadership, history, and using our talents well? Recorded on the feast o...
Father and Joe E466: The Golden Rule Isn’t Enough — “Love One Another as I Have Love You”
Most of us grew up with the Golden Rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” It’s simple, it’s memorable, and it works at a basic...
Father and Joe E465: Building a Relationship With the Holy Spirit — The “Third Point” That Connects You to God
Many Catholics can describe their relationship with Jesus and God the Father—but feel vague when it comes to the Holy Spirit. In this episod...
Father and Joe E464: Continual Conversion — You’re Not “Done” After the Sacraments
A common trap in the Christian life is the “graduation mindset”: I got baptized, received First Communion, got confirmed… I’m good. Joe Rock...
Father and Joe E463: Abundance Mindset — Stop Taking God’s Gifts for Granted and Start Using Them
Abundance isn’t a business cliché—it’s a spiritual reality most of us underuse. In this episode, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks unpack...