Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDeep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 65 – Gen 44 – Act II: The Brothers’ Second Descent
In this podcast, Fr. John and Danny explore Genesis 44 by portraying Joseph as a master “spiritual director” who carefully orchestrates events to lea…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 64 – Gen 42-43 – Reuben’s Failure and Judah’s Rise; Resolve to Descend to Egypt
This time, Fr. John and Danny reflect on Genesis 42–43 by contrasting Reuben’s failed leadership with Judah’s rise, showing how family dysfunction, g…
8 months ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 63 – Gen 42 – Joseph as Hamlet – Opening Scene of a Play
Fr. John and Danny continue to reflect on Genesis 42 by portraying Joseph as a Hamlet-like figure who “recognizes” his brothers and deliberately stag…
8 months, 1 week ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 62 – Gen 42 – Back Home in Palestine; Slowly Going Nowhere
In this podcast, Fr. John and Danny reflect on Genesis 42 which shifts the focus from Joseph’s rise in Egypt back to Jacob and his sons, highlighting…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 61 – Gen 41 – Nagging Questions
This time Fr. John and Danny reflect on Joseph’s marriage to Asenath, daughter of an Egyptian priest, as a moment of deep assimilation into Egypt’s n…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 60 – Gen 41 – Joseph Among the Wizards: True Enlightenment vs. Magic
Fr. John and Danny contrast Joseph’s God-given wisdom with Egypt’s magicians, highlighting his rise from prison to Pharaoh’s court as a moment of div…
9 months ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 59 – Gen 41 – Emerging from the Dark Night into Enlightenment
In this podcast, Fr. John and Danny describe Joseph’s rise from prison to Pharaoh’s court as the fruit of his spiritual “dark night,” where he learne…
9 months, 1 week ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 58 – Gen 40 – Joseph the Forgotten
In this podcast, Fr. John and Danny discuss how Genesis 40 is structured as a chiasm that centers on Joseph’s vulnerable plea to the cupbearer, revea…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 57 – Gen 40 – Joseph’s Initiation to the Dark Night of the Soul
In the podcast this time, Fr. John and Danny explain how Joseph’s suffering leads him into what Christian mystics call the “dark night of the soul,” …
10 months ago
Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 56 – Gen 39 – Joseph’s Self-Mastery
Fr. John and Danny explore how Joseph’s resistance to Potiphar’s wife reveals a life of disciplined self‑mastery shaped by God’s presence and Joseph’…
10 months, 2 weeks ago