St Joseph's Workshop

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Director of Faith Formation Emily Lugo & Fr. Stephen Ingram are joined by Fr. Jacob Dankasa, the Pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving. Together they explore the custom of making New Year’s Resolutions and discuss how families can transform this cultural practice to the benefit of their own spiritual growth by focusing on strengthening virtues and looking to the saints for inspiration. They discuss Fr. Dankasa’s new book,” A Spiritual Plan for Families” and offer tips on how families can be successful with creating spiritual resolutions that will stick.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo, M.P.S. & Fr. Stephen Ingram encourage listeners to take a pause amidst the busyness of Christmas preparations to refocus on experiencing Advent to the fullest. They discuss the doctrine of the incarnation and the history of nativity devotion. They also offer ideas on how to kindle the anticipation of waiting for Christ’s coming through a variety of prayer methods.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Director of Faith Formation Emily Lugo, M.P.S. & Fr. Stephen Ingram explore the concept of Liturgical Living in the home and how families can be empowered to integrate their faith into their daily lives in fun and festive ways.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Director of Faith Formation Emily Lugo is joined by Deacon Michael Hastings and his wife Kathleen to discuss the role of grandparents in the faith life of their grandchildren. They reflect on the significance of the relationships that grandparents have as a person of loving authority in the lives of their grandchildren. They discuss how grandparents can reinforce Christian values and virtues through the witness of their lives and how intentional one-on-ones can bring much spiritual fruit.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo, M.P.S. & Fr. Stephen Ingram explore the importance of saints in the Roman Catholic Church and the process in which saints are officially named. They talk about common misconceptions non-Catholics have about saints and how Christians can utilize saints to progress in their own faith journey. Lastly, they reflect on how we are called to holiness and offer practical tips for families to be saints-in-the-making.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo & Fr. Stephen Ingram are joined by Jacquelyn Smith, the Education Director for the Catholic Pro-Life Community. Together they discuss the Catholic Church’s teaching on the Value and Inviolability of the Human Life and what the Pro-Life movement looks like after Roe v Wade being overturned. They offer ways that families can assist those experiencing pregnancy crisis and offer tangible ways that people can support the pro-life movement. https://www.prolifedallas.org/

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo & Fr. Stephen Ingram discuss the role of Influencers in our lives and challenge listeners’ to be aware of not only social media influencers, but also the friends & families that impact your children’s lives. They reflect on our call to be disciples and influence those around us by sharing the Good News with those we encounter.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo & Fr. Stephen Ingram are joined by Bruce Baumann, author of “Catholic to the Core,” to discuss the connection between the importance of discipline needed for athletic training and the discipline needed to be a faithful disciple. They discuss how parents can be intentional with creating holy habits and utilize extra-curricular activities as a spring-board for faith conversations.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily Lugo & Fr. Stephen Ingram discuss spiritual habits for busy lives and how praying through your day can help make the stressful times more peace filled. They offer practical tools for how families can keep God in the midst of their back-to-school schedules and encourage intentionality in planning our days to maintain spiritual, mental and physical health.

During this week’s episode of St. Joseph’s Workshop, Emily & Fr. Stephen Ingram, discuss authentic Christian leadership and how servant leadership principles can be utilized from ministry, to the workplace, and even within the home.