The Father Joe Podcast Joe Grimaldi
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Meet Fr. Joe Grimaldi JCL and longtime radio personality Ken Calvert. How did a holy roller and a rock n' roller meet up? Well, that's a great question. It all started in Birmingham, Michigan, at Brother Rice High School in 1966. Find out how their two distinctly different vocations came together so seamlessly on the Father Joe Podcast. Peace and enjoy!
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Two Priests 92 Years Old and Going Strong
You've heard the expression, if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. Well, meet a couple of 92 year old priests still saying Mass and loving the ministry. Our Fr. Joe Grimaldi is 82 and is the pastor of a large church. How do they do it?
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Are you doing more 'Alone Together'?
'Alone Together', is a total contradiction, except that more and more, it is how people have spent their time since March of 2020. We've discovered that a decent number of Americans are comfortable, and enjoy, rolling solo. Can we apply that going to Mass?
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Advent is a Season of Anticipation
Purple is used at Advent as it is at Lent to represent the penitential nature of the season. In fact, Advent used to be known as “little Lent.” The color is a symbolic reminder for us to be preparing ourselves for the coming of our Lord.
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The Pandemic and the Nation’s Report Card
The pandemic had a devastating impact on our students. The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress found that nearly four in ten eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts and only one in three students achieved reading proficiency standards.
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Whatever Happened to Actual Grace?
If you took your parish’s catechism classes when you were growing up you remember actual grace. It’s a supernatural kick in the pants. It gets your will and intellect moving so you can seek out and provide acts of kindness to those in need.
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The Feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica?
The feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran is celebrated by the entire Church. It marks the dedication of the cathedral church of Rome by Pope Sylvester I in 324. This church is the cathedral (or chair) of the bishop of Rome, who is our Pope.
Customer Reviews
Making the complex simple
Drawing on his extensive studies on theology and canon law Fr. Joe has a great way of synthesizing complex issues that helps people who are trying to follow Christ. Thanks Ken and Fr. Joe.
Grimaldi: The Way of the Future
As the modern world grapples with a crisis of nihilism, we need not look further than Grimaldi as a voice of reason to lift us into a newfound epoch of meaning. We must heed Father Joe. We must live by his words. We must let his commanding spirit resonate through our bodies and carry us home. To discover the Grimaldi in all of us is to fulfill the truest of our natures. It is here, in the light of Father Joe, where we will find the beautiful world which has heretofore eluded us.
Great Podcast
Thank Fr. Joe and Ken for a great podcast that deals with some of the best and most important question in Catholicism and life in general. Keep up the great work!
Bryan (Rice 94')