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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 63 – Gen 42 – Joseph as Hamlet – Opening Scene of a Play

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 63 – Gen 42 – Joseph as Hamlet - Opening Scene of a Play
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Fr. John and Danny continue to reflect on Genesis 42 by portraying Joseph as a Hamlet-like figure who “recognizes” his brothers and deliberately stages a dramatic re-enactment of past sins to awaken their consciences. We explore the dual themes of recognizing and remembering, showing how perception, memory, and God’s delayed promises shape both Joseph’s inner life and the brothers’ confrontation with guilt. Ultimately, the reflection invites listeners to consider how God uses unsettling circumstances to surface unfinished soul work and draw people back to truth and redemption.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 62 – Gen 42 – Back Home in Palestine; Slowly Going Nowhere

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Deep Dive Into Scripture - Ep 62 - Gen 42 - Back Home in Palestine; Slowly Going Nowhere
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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 how famine forces a family still paralyzed by guilt, favoritism, and unconfessed sin to confront its past. They explore how the brothers survive for years through self-justification and “selective memory,” showing how buried wrongdoing quietly damages the soul and prevents genuine relational healing. Ultimately, listeners are invited to see themselves in Jacob’s family and recognize the need for outside help—God’s truth and honest guidance—to break cycles of denial and spiritual stagnation.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 61 – Gen 41 – Nagging Questions

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 61 – Gen 41 – Nagging Questions
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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 nobility and spirituality. Though Joseph outwardly embraced Egypt and named his sons to signify forgetting hardship and finding fruitfulness, the names reveal lingering wounds and unresolved ties to his past. The conversation emphasizes the tension between Joseph’s faith and Egypt’s allure, warning of the danger of being absorbed into today’s worldly power and culture.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 60 – Gen 41 – Joseph Among the Wizards: True Enlightenment vs. Magic

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Deep Dive Into Scripture - Ep 60 - Gen 41 - Joseph Among the Wizards: True Enlightenment vs. Magic
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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 divine preparation. They explore the difference between true biblical mysticism, rooted in relationship with God, and pagan magic, which seeks self-exaltation through manipulation of spiritual powers. Finally, they stress that while both appear similar outwardly, they are fundamentally opposed in purpose and worldview.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 59 – Gen 41 – Emerging from the Dark Night into Enlightenment

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Deep Dive Into Scripture - Ep 59 - Gen 41 - Emerging from the Dark Night into Enlightenment
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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 learned true mysticism through self-emptying rather than self-empowerment. His enlightenment, marked by union with God, set him apart from Egypt’s magicians and elevated him to a godlike status in Pharaoh’s eyes as the nation’s grain provider. In their discussion, they emphasize that authentic spirituality leads to practical service, with Joseph embodying divine wisdom and responsibility in Egypt.

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Knights Around The Table – January 2026

Knights Around the Table
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Knights Around The Table - January 2026
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A few of the Knights from Council 7612 gather around the conference room table in WSJF Studio 15 and chat about recent happenings with the group and what events will occur in January and February.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 58 – Gen 40 – Joseph the Forgotten

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 58 – Gen 40 – Joseph the Forgotten
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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, revealing his fear of being forgotten in the “pit.” This episode uniquely exposes Joseph’s inner anguish as he feels abandoned not only by people but seemingly by God, contrasting with earlier chapters where God’s presence is explicitly affirmed. These verses invite readers to experience Joseph’s “dark night of the soul,” highlighting the spiritual weight of feeling unseen even while God is still silently at work.

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Deep Dive Into Scripture – Ep 57 – Gen 40 – Joseph’s Initiation to the Dark Night of the Soul

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Deep Dive Into Scripture - Ep 57 - Gen 40 - Joseph’s Initiation to the Dark Night of the Soul
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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,” a divinely permitted experience in which God feels absent so that deeper love and purification can occur. Drawing on St. John of the Cross, our hosts distinguish between the active purging we undertake and the passive night in which God withdraws felt consolation to reshape the soul. Joseph’s encounter with the cupbearer and baker marks the beginning of this deeper descent, showing that when God intends to build someone high, He often digs painfully deep first.

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