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SJ2 – Joseph and His King – St. Joseph and His World with Mike Aquilina – Discerning Hearts Podcast

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts

Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts

Spirituality, Christianity, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8558 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Mike Aquilina and Kris McGregor explore the historical and cultural setting surrounding the birth and early life of St. Joseph, placing him within a small, quiet Nazareth shaped by hope and rooted in the promises to Israel.

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fully tax deductible. Thank you and may God bless you.

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Discerninghearts.com presents St. Joseph and His World with Mike Aqualina.

0:39.5

Mike Aqualina is a popular author working in the area of church history, specializing in

0:44.6

patristics, the study of the early church fathers. He is the executive vice president and

0:50.1

trustee of the St. Paul's Center for Biblical Theology, a Roman Catholic Research Center

0:55.3

based in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a contributing editor of Angelus Magazine and a general editor

1:02.2

of the Reclaiming Catholic History series from Ave Maria Press. He is the author or editor

1:08.3

of more than 50 books, including St. Joseph and His World,

1:13.4

the book on which this series is based.

1:16.0

He has hosted 11 television series on the Eternal Word Television Network

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and is a frequent guest commentator on Catholic Radio.

1:25.6

St. Joseph and His World with Mike Aquilina. I'm your host, Chris McGregor.

1:32.0

Welcome back, Mike.

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Hey, thanks for having me back, Chris.

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Okay, when we last left, the people of God, especially those who now have returned to the land

1:43.3

that had been promised to them, the Galilee, we now find

1:47.1

ourselves in familiar territory, don't we? We do. It's the territory that we know from the

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