Ep. 46 Father Joseph Anthony Kress with Father Michael Duffy

In this week's episode, Dominican Father Joseph Anthony Kress discusses his own vocation story beginning with a trip to Lourdes in high school where he acquired his habit Rosary that he still carries to this day, why it's more about the knowledge of love than the love of knowledge, what he learned serving as chaplain to undergrad students at UVA, and the popularity of his podcast, 'Godsplaining.'00:00 Introduction 02:20: From the Blue Ridge to the Big Apple 03:08 Serving as Promoter of the Rosary 03:50 How did 'Godsplaining' podcast begin?06:20 Learning about the Dominican order 07:40 The desire for a "knowledge of love, not a love of knowledge" 09:20 "Graduate level home-schooling" at Dominican House of Studies09:45 Getting steeped in the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas 10:46 6 months after ordination, serving as chaplain at UVA11:40 Learning to be authentic and genuine with college kids13:15 "Authenticity is the currency of this generation."14:20 Young adults hungry for the truth about faith15:45 Needing a priest approachable not relatable 17:30 Fruits of pastoral leadership: weddings & vocations 18:00 Strong interest in cloistered life and religious orders 19:00 The shock of leaving chaplaincy to work in NYC 20:00 Getting back to the spousal-hood of priesthood 23:00 Understanding the 'spirituality of fundraising' 27:30 The work of promoting the Rosary and the Blessed Mother28:00 Father's own vocation story during his visit to Lourdes30:25 Fierce faith of those approaching baths with terminal illness 31:00 Witnessing so many accept their fate of death at Lourdes31:30 Death-bed confessions at a hospital with a fallen away father34:00 Calling in a Catholic priest in dire moments, exorcism34:50 "Court-side seats to the Lord's mercy" 35:50 Advice on how to pray the Rosary as a seminarian/priest