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...
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Father and Joe
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 480 episodesFather 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...
Father and Joe E462: Riches, Talents, and Trust — Money Isn’t the Sin, Self-Reliance Is
A real client conversation turns into a real Gospel question: if a Christian builds something that genuinely helps people—and it becomes fin...
Father and Joe E461: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” — Desire, Provision, and the Messy Gift of Kids at Mass
A single Psalm line can mess with your head—in a good way. Joe Rockey brings a phrase from the Good Shepherd Mass that sounds impossible on...
Father and Joe E460: Faith Isn’t an Aquarium — Stop “Using” People and Start Witnessing With Love
It’s easy to treat faith like an aquarium: you can see it “over there,” but it doesn’t touch real life on your side of the glass. Joe Rockey...
Father and Joe E459: A Picture of Heaven — Perfect Love, Total Vulnerability, and Breaking Our Hidden Defenses
Heaven is hard to picture because everything in us is trained to see life through “today.” In this episode, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface H...