Episodes

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Restless 228 - A Discussion on the Papacy
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Fr. Joseph, Lauren and Paul discuss the Papacy. More than whether or not Christians should believe in the Papacy (spoiler...yes), they discuss some difficulties with it and how the doctrine helps develop the virtue of humility. Some questions asked include:
Do you feel like the Pope is your spiritual father?
What did Jesus mean by "the gates of hell will not prevail against the Church?
What do we make of anti-popes and bad popes?
and much more!
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Friday Apr 04, 2025
Restless 227 - Going From a Consumer to a Servant
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Fr. Joseph, Lauren, and Paul discuss the necessary elements of true leadership in the Catholic Church. This includes overcoming perceived "busyness", recognizing the call to evangelization for all Christians (including lay people!), and discerning proper leaders for apostolates.
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Friday Mar 28, 2025
Restless 226 - How to Read the Bible as a Catholic, with Liz Sweeney.
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Fr. Joseph and Liz Sweeney sit down to discuss the ins and outs of reading the Bible as a Catholic. What's the relationship between Scripture and Tradition? How should Catholics reverence the Bible? What's the benefit of memorizing Scripture? All this and more on Restless!
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Friday Mar 21, 2025
Restless 225 - From Evangelical Leader to On-Fire Catholic!
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Fr. Joseph sits down with his friend Liz Sweeney to discuss her conversion to the Catholic Faith. Liz shares her experience in the evangelical world, how she overcame her wariness with Our Lady, her experience of the Holy Eucharist as a Catholic, and much more!
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Friday Mar 14, 2025
Restless 224 - Catholicism & Psychology, Christ the Divine Healer
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Trisha McManus is a Marriage and Family Therapist. Fr. Joseph and Trisha discuss the way the Faith and psychology intertwine. What does real healing look like? What is the role of Christ in our healing? What role does the loss of God play in the mental health crisis our culture is experiencing?
Thank you Trisha for joining us on Restless!
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Monday Mar 10, 2025
Restless 223 - Catholicism & Immigration
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Fr. Joseph Gill and Joe sit down to discuss the integration of the Catholic Faith and American Immigration policies. They explore the Church's teachings on immigration, the rights of migrants, and the responsibilities of host nations. The conversation delves into the principles laid out by the USCCB, the challenges of cultural integration, and the current immigration situation in the United States. They emphasize the importance of balancing compassion for immigrants with the need for lawful immigration practices and community support.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Restless 222 - Buddha vs. Jesus: Trisha's Conversion Story
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Fr. Joseph and Trisha sit down to discuss her reversion to the Catholic faith, discussing her "culturally catholic" upbringing, her investigation of Buddhism, and finally her return to the Catholic Church.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Restless 221 - The Stages of the Spiritual Life
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Fr. Joseph, Lauren, and Paul walk through the stages of the spiritual life described by St. Teresa of Avila including how to eliminate mortal and venial sin, imperfections, attachments and more. They also discuss what it takes to move forward in the spiritual life, and what desires might stand in the way.

Friday Feb 14, 2025
Restless 220 - Relating To Our Parents As Young Adults
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Fr. Joseph, Lauren and Paul discuss how young adults can and should relate to their parents. They discuss why the parent-child relationship must change with age, the boundaries that need to be put in place for a healthy relationship and why we are all called to love our parents into old age. They also cover how siblings relate to each other and their parents.

Friday Feb 07, 2025
Restless 219 - Leisure, Prayer, and Work
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
On today's episode of Restless, Fr. Joseph, Joe, and Matt sit down to discuss Josef Pieper's "Leisure, the basis of culture". In doing so they draw the distinction between leisure and entertainment and discuss why leisure's greatest form is worship. They also cover the connection between leisure & friendship, the transcendentals (truth, beauty and goodness) and work.