Restless Catholic Young Adults

Feb 28 2025 222 ep. 32 mins 4
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Four zany Catholic young adults, seeking God in the midst of this crazy, mixed-up world. We discuss life, relationships, work, fun, and everything else in our world through the lens of our Catholic Faith, as seen through the eyes of young adults.

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Restless 222 - Buddha vs. Jesus: Trisha's Conversion Story

Feb 28 2025 29 mins  
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.

Restless 221 - The Stages of the Spiritual Life

Feb 21 2025 31 mins  
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.

Restless 220 - Relating To Our Parents As Young Adults

Feb 14 2025 39 mins  
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.

Restless 219 - Leisure, Prayer, and Work

Feb 07 2025 32 mins  
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.

Restless 218 - Faith and Family

Jan 31 2025 38 mins  
How is it possible to evangelize the people who most intimately know your faults? Fr. Joseph, Diane and Matt sit down to discuss how we should be evangelizing our families, from broaching the topic of the faith with those who have fallen away to raising kids in the faith. Jesus said, "a prophet is never welcome in his hometown", but does this mean that there can be no evangelizatio

Restless 217 - Why Do Catholics Do That (pt 4)

Jan 24 2025 32 mins  
Diane and Fr. Joseph sit down to answer questions about Catholicism, including: Are we saved by faith alone? Why do priests kiss the altar? What's the point of Marian consecration? Why shouldn't Catholics be cremated? and more!

Restless 216 - Lessons Learned From Dating

Jan 17 2025 31 mins  
Fr. Joseph, Paul, and Diane are the hosts of this week's episode of Restless. Paul and Diane just got engaged (to other people), so they sit down with Fr. Joseph to discuss the lessons that they each learned during their time dating as young adults. What's the benefit of being single? Should you lower your standards? Is Catholic Match any good? All this and more, on this week's epi

Restless 215 - Should Catholics Become Rich & Famous?

Jan 10 2025 32 mins  
In this episode of Restless, Fr. Joseph, Diane, and Paul discuss the complexities of wealth and its implications from a Catholic perspective. They explore the nature of wealth, the moral responsibilities that come with it, and the balance between financial success and spiritual well-being. They also discuss how financial management is related to our vocations, most importantly, why

Restless 214 - Living Life Liturgically

Jan 03 2025 30 mins  
Fr. Joseph and Joe sit down to discuss the importance of prioritizing different Catholic liturgical seasons. Most fundamentally, this has to do with prioritizing the Sabbath day. What does it mean to truly take a Sabbath? How can you rid yourself of unnecessary tasks that resemble the servile labor Catholics are commanded to avoid? They also discuss the importance of being intentio

Restless 213 - Young Adult Ministry

Dec 27 2024 42 mins  
Fr. Joseph and Lauren sit down to discuss the importance and characteristics of great young adult ministry!