Father and Joe Father Boniface Hicks and Joseph Rockey Jr

Dealing with death is a commonly an avoided topic to discuss. In this episode we crash the barrier and discuss our inevitable passing. What teachings does the church provide with how we should face the end of our journey?
 
Episode TimeLine:
00:00 Accepting Our Own Death
03:28 Saint Maximilian Kolbe Courageous Choice 
05:24 Being Brutally Forced into the “Starvation Bunker”
08:04 The Tension of Valuing Suffering
10:45 Benedictine Monk’s Celebrating the End of a Fellow Monk’s Journey
12:27 Acceptability of Surrendering to Death 
15:47 Human Brains Entering Trauma Mode When Seeing Death
18:42 Personally Approaching Our Death 
22:48 Finding Infinite Peace in What is Acceptable, Especially Together
 
 
                                          
The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
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The Pope and his teachings are an essential part of the Catholic Faith. In this episode we dive into the rich complexities of how these directives are formed. Specifically, we focus on the modern papacy and how new scientific issues get sorted out, in this era of demanding answers instantly.  
 
 
Episode TimeLine:
00:00 Official Teachings from the Vatican – How the Sausage Gets Made
01:20 Why are some statements from Pope implemented immediately and some ignored?
03:02 Passionately Learning More Jesus Christ
05:12 What teachings the Pope are NOT allowed present
09:37 Pope Francis running into the rules of the way the Pope can Teach
11:45 Teachings from the Pope on Participating in Capitalism   
15:32 The Hideous Problem of the Modern Economy
17:42 New Issues of Society Requiring Answers Today and Now
22:02 Popes using New Technological Knowledge but Not Contradicting Papal Tradition 
24:12 People Who are Ready to Die – Not Suicide, but Naturally 
 
 
The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
Thank you for listening.
FatherAndJoe@gmail.com
Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe
 
 
 
 
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Pope Benedict XVI funeral was on January 5th 2023. In this episode we discuss the unique things about Pope Benedict XVI and the Papacy as Pope. 


Episode TimeLine:
00:00 Questions and Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
03:03 What is the role of the Pope?
06:30 The Importance of the Office of Doctrine for Catholics
08:57 The Catholic Church is a Living Body
11:34 The Rarest of Exceptions When a Pope Does Not Die In Office
15:37 The Dangers of Not Having the Pope Retire in This Modern Age
16:54 Impressions a the Vatican from a Lay Member of the Faith
19:34 Speculations on Why Pope Benedict XVI Retired
21:28 The Eternal City Rome – Reflections 
23:08 Pope Benedict XVI Choice to Intentionally Be Different Than Pope John Paul II
24:59 What are the Actually Reasons Pope Benedict XVI Retired?
26:48 The Difference of Pope Benedict XVI Funeral Compared to the Other Popes
29:01 Preview of the Next Episode




The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
Thank you for listening.
FatherAndJoe@gmail.com
Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe




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On some level, we all have an innate desire to fit in and avoid causing ripples. As Christians, we also have the responsible of bring our children up with faith. In this episode we discuss that cross section and fear that many parents have engaging this problem.  
 
Episode TimeLine:
00:00 Fears of Taking Young Children/Babies to Mass
02:10 Challenges/Fears of Taking an Infant to Mass
04:26 Foundational Things Families Need To Have For Children to Behave at Mass
06:50 Cultural Differences of Various Church Cultures 
08:27 The Range of Noises/Distractions Children Make at Mass
10:48 Do Not Bring Extra Elements to Distract the Child
14:28 Wonderful Results from the Catechism of the Good Sheppard 
 
The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
Thank you for listening.
FatherAndJoe@gmail.com
Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe
 
 
 
 
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We all have moments of negative emotion.  In this episode we discuss our internal mechanisms to regulate these emotions in the moment, and how to improve ourselves both in terms of overcoming the negativity and preventing it from becoming as bad in the future. 

Episode TimeLine:
00:00 Mechanisms Inside Ourselves to Overcome Negative Emotion
03:30 Who are we really Yelling At?
05:15 Simplistic Ideas of Jesus Being the Answer
07:15 Evaluating Ourselves in Relationships
09:20 Need of Messy (Normal) Relationships
10:45 Do Not Use God as a Wildcard
11:50 The Processes Inside Our Brains the Build or Correct Our Actions
14:00 Evolution Favors Short Term Benefits Over Long Term Solutions
15:31 Prayer As A Long Term Solution
18:02 Being Aware of Ourselves in Relationship of God
20:55 Unconditional Loving Does NOT Mean Universal Approving
23:18 The Basic Measure of Maturity 
24:30 Bad Decisions From Thought Process – Cognitive Therapy vs Trauma
26:15 Loving Does NOT Mean Approving





The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
Thank you for listening.
FatherAndJoe@gmail.com
Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe




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Society inherently attracts persecutors and victims of abuse together, as those that recognize something is wrong with that person avoid them, let alone have a child with them. In this episode we discuss how the negative cycle of trauma can be disrupted.  

The podcast Father and Joe brings us, as individuals, closer to the Holy Spirit and His Church.
Seek Peace. Be Open to God and Love. Learn from Your Sufferings. 
Thank you for listening.
FatherAndJoe@gmail.com
Also you can find is on twitter @FatherAndJoe




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