Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

Why the Rosary Is Essential

March 23rd, 2023  |  38 mins 12 secs

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The rosary is not just a prayer that grandmas and nuns pray. The rosary is a powerful and essential prayer for everyone’s spiritual life. Today, Fr. Josh is joined by Dr. Mike Scherschligt to discuss the power of the rosary. Dr. Mike also shares about his own faith journey and his mission to get as many people to pray the rosary as possible.

Ministry Burnout, Mary's Titles, and the Diaconate

April 22nd, 2021  |  24 mins 16 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions about experiencing ministry burnout, why we have different titles for Mary, and the process of discerning the diaconate.

Forgiving Betrayal, the Universal Call to Holiness, and the Role of an RCIA Sponsor

January 7th, 2021  |  43 mins 27 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions on forgiving and healing after betrayal, the universal call to holiness across all vocations, and how to guide someone entering the Catholic Church as an RCIA sponsor.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Celebrating Santa Claus, and Being Catholic in College

December 10th, 2020  |  31 mins 21 secs

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Fr. Josh answers questions on Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrating Santa Claus from a Catholic perspective, and how to bring Christ into the college culture.

Be My Guest: Fr. Mark Toups on Advent and the Beauty of Mary and Joseph’s Marriage

November 26th, 2020  |  45 mins 33 secs

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Fr. Mark Toups joins Fr. Josh to discuss the beautiful marriage of Mary and Joseph and how they can help us prepare this Advent for the birth of Jesus.

An Invitation to Pray: Lectio Divina

October 15th, 2020  |  9 mins 56 secs

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Do you want to learn how to pray with Scripture? This week, Fr. Josh invites us to pray using a prayer method called Lectio Divina. Fr. Josh shows us how he prays with Scripture by meditating on the Wedding Feast of Cana in the Gospel.

Easter Message

April 14th, 2020  |  6 mins 26 secs

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This week, Fr. Josh shares some advice on how to spend this time to draw those around us back to a relationship with Christ, following the example of our Mother Mary and St. Mary Magdalene.

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Yoga, Forgiving the Devil, and Mary’s Free Will

February 18th, 2020  |  38 mins

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Fr. Josh answers questions about whether Catholics should do yoga, whether we should forgive the Devil, and whether Mary truly had free will.

Praying the Paul VI Rosary: The Glorious Mysteries

May 14th, 2019  |  30 mins 17 secs

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Today Fr. Josh talks about how Mary invites us again and again to pray the Rosary and then prays the Glorious Mysteries of the Paul VI Rosary (because it’s Easter). Grab your Rosary and pray along!

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