Father And Joe

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?

Today, Father and I have a discussion about the final judgment. How should we prepare for judgment? How do we have an everlasting relationship with God? What do we need to do to get better strengthening our relationship with God?

In this episode, we discuss the mass. How should we prepare for mass? Why did the words during the mass change? What was the purpose of the change?

Why do we sacrifice things in Lent? What should we sacrifice? How do we know if we are doing right?

Following our conversations on prayer, Father wanted to know how prayer is impacting my life right now. This conversation is about exactly that, Father also provides us with additional teachings to grow closer to God.

In this episode we continue the conversation on prayer. Is it ok if I do not know how to pray? What if the motivations for praying are out of whack? Where and when should I pray? These are the questions we address in this episode.

In this episode we discuss a psalm 22 from the last podcast. We then discuss how to pray? It is something so basic that I am not sure I was doing right.

In this episode Father Boniface teaches us of the power of the Eucharist and purpose of it. Through the conversation of out pouring of love we discuss the final words on the cross, particular a part Joe did not understand.

In this episode we continue the conversation of the importance of life. The power of the life then opens to a point of how we should interact with the other major religions. How do we know if we are doing it right? This podcast ends with the importance of consistent worship.