Father and Joe E438: Slow Medicine for the Soul—Holiness, Healing, and the Long Game of Love

<p>We want fixes fast. But grace grows like a living thing. Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks connect holiness with healing and health, contrasting our “instant results” culture with the Church’s slow, steady path of love. They explore the Mass as a weekly encounter with transforming love, why Jesus ties miracles to faith, and how small, concrete acts—prayer, kindness, showing up—rebuild relationships and communities. Framed through the three lenses: honesty with ourselves, charity with others, under a living relationship with God.<br/><br/>Key Ideas<br/><br/>Holiness = healing = health: one continuum where God’s love fills wounds and restores us to love like Him.<br/><br/>Mass as encounter and formation: receive Love Himself, then live it in family, work, parish, and the margins.<br/><br/>Faith and consent: Jesus often says “your faith has healed you”—grace invites a free, trusting response.<br/><br/>Resist the “instant” reflex: spiritual growth is organic (like crops); show up, be attentive, persevere.<br/><br/>Love in action: begin with prayer, then take the next generous step—kindness, advocacy, building support networks.<br/><br/>“Where there is no love, put love”: small, steady offerings create gratitude, connection, and hope.<br/><br/>Links &amp; References<br/><br/>Scripture mentioned (no links):<br/><br/>Healings attributed to faith (e.g., Mark 5:34; Luke 7:50; Luke 8:48).<br/><br/>The Eucharist as encounter with Christ (cf. John 6).<br/><br/>Saint cited (no link added): St. John of the Cross — “Where there is no love, put love, and you will draw out love.”<br/><br/>CTA<br/>If this helped, please leave a review or share this episode with a friend.<br/><br/>Questions or thoughts? Email [email protected]<br/><br/>Tags<br/>Father and Joe, Joe Rockey, Father Boniface Hicks, holiness, healing, health, salvation, Eucharist, Holy Mass, grace, faith, “your faith has healed you”, Advent, Christmas, Incarnation, patience, perseverance, attention, prayer, kindness, service, community, relationships, support networks, gratitude, hope, St. John of the Cross, spiritual growth, interior freedom, sanctification, virtue, mercy, love in action, relationship with God, relationship with self, relationship with others, Benedictine spirituality, Catholic podcast, practical spirituality</p>