Faith isn’t a lottery ticket—and it isn’t a guarantee of comfort. But over time, living the faith reshapes who you are: how you think, how you love, how you sacrifice, and what you place at the top of your “value hierarchy.” In this episode, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks revisit the practical “why” behind Mass, worship, and the Christian life—and how that long-game orientation changes your relationship with yourself, your relationships with others, and your relationship with God.

Key Ideas

The question worth revisiting: “Why am I doing this?” (faith, marriage, work, commitments).

Everyone has a “value hierarchy”—and whatever is on top functions as a god. (Jordan Peterson reference.)

Christianity proposes God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: an eternal communion of love—and worship keeps that love at the top.

Faith demands real sacrifice (sometimes even lifelong loss), but it produces interior freedom, meaning, and deeper love.

Practical takeaway: don’t let a phone algorithm or “followers” set the top of your hierarchy; build real communion with real people.

Scripture Mentioned (no links)

Philippians 3:8

Luke 14:26

Links & References (official/source only)

Catechism of the Catholic Church (Vatican archive):
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc/index.htm

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson (official site):
https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/


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