{"id":141,"date":"2016-12-17T21:49:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T01:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2020-07-27T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T01:52:56","slug":"faith-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/faith-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By God&#8217;s grace, I\u00a0came to know Jesus when I was in college at Penn State University and that led to my baptism in the Catholic Church when I was 21 years old. \u00a0I had been an unbaptized atheist prior to that.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote a concise version of my conversion and vocation in two blogs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part I: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/my-calling-to-be-a-benedictine\/\">Conversion to Vocation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Part II: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/my-calling-to-be-a-benedictine-part-ii\/\">Vocation to be a Benedictine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My faith journey told on the Journey Home with Marcus Grodi (July 27, 2020):<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSOixs-tUpU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL97DC29A06F85B07E\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My friend Dave Sao did a little video about me several years ago:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETkfM65doUs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A lengthier (hour-long) testimony about my\u00a0life is available for order through Magnificant Greensburg <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnificatgreensburg.com\/id28.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/fatherboniface.org\/sound\/2014-10-covington-priest-retreat-on-st-joseph\/2014-10-09%20FrBoniface%20Homily%20on%20St%20John%20Leonardi%20and%20Conversion.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homily<\/a> given as part\u00a0of a retreat for priests of the Covington Diocese, I included a 10-minute account of my conversion (after a 4-minute introduction).<\/p>\n<p>I gave another little chapter from my journey, focusing on my first encounter with God in this <a href=\"http:\/\/fatherboniface.org\/sound\/2016-06-10%20Charismatic%20Retreat%20-%20Face%20Of%20Mercy\/20160611%204-Conf%20Stripped%20Of%20Blindness%20Of%20Human%20Security.m4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retreat conference<\/a> given at the Charismatic retreat at St Vincent in 2016:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-141-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fatherboniface.org\/sound\/2016-06-10%20Charismatic%20Retreat%20-%20Face%20Of%20Mercy\/20160611%204-Conf%20Stripped%20Of%20Blindness%20Of%20Human%20Security.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/fatherboniface.org\/sound\/2016-06-10%20Charismatic%20Retreat%20-%20Face%20Of%20Mercy\/20160611%204-Conf%20Stripped%20Of%20Blindness%20Of%20Human%20Security.m4a\">http:\/\/fatherboniface.org\/sound\/2016-06-10%20Charismatic%20Retreat%20-%20Face%20Of%20Mercy\/20160611%204-Conf%20Stripped%20Of%20Blindness%20Of%20Human%20Security.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Let us pray that more men and women might come to know Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By God&#8217;s grace, I\u00a0came to know Jesus when I was in college at Penn State University and that led to my baptism in the Catholic Church when I was 21 years old. \u00a0I had been an unbaptized atheist prior to that. I wrote a concise version of my conversion and vocation in two blogs: Part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7bfMR-2h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/","url_meta":{"origin":141,"position":0},"title":"Welcome to the homepage of\u2026","author":"fatherboniface@gmail.com","date":"September 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to the homepage of Father Boniface Patrick Hicks, OSB. I am a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey and a Catholic priest and Director of\u00a0Spiritual Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary and Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary. Radio Station I am an On Air\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Father Boniface Hicks, OSB","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/father-boniface-hicks-759x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/monasticism\/","url_meta":{"origin":141,"position":1},"title":"Monasticism","author":"fatherboniface@gmail.com","date":"January 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Although some may be surprised to hear it, monasticism is alive and well in the modern day.\u00a0 There are various forms of monasticism practiced in the 3rd millenium, but many men and women are still living out the vocation of developing a singular (mono) focus on God.\u00a0 The most venerable\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"St Vincent Archabbey Basilica","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fatherboniface.org\/imgs\/churches\/SVBasilica-sideview.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":151,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/videos\/","url_meta":{"origin":141,"position":2},"title":"Videos","author":"fatherboniface@gmail.com","date":"December 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A little reflection on the Eucharist for the Corpus Christi conference hosted by the St. Paul Center (click here for more): https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaintPaulCenter\/videos\/286466292736530\/ Some videos on St. Joseph recorded by the St. Paul Center: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8rWjG9WP7xk https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u_9Ta-U5Hcg https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ny4tykCcdrw A homily on Blessed Karl of Austria at a Mass Oct. 20, 2019 to\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/8rWjG9WP7xk\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":576,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/marian-consecration\/","url_meta":{"origin":141,"position":3},"title":"Marian Consecration","author":"fatherboniface@gmail.com","date":"August 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Now available in a beautifully edited and published format through Sophia Institute Press!\u00a0 Order your copy of The Fruit of Her Womb today by clicking here! Only ten minutes per day will produce spiritual renewal and wholehearted trust in Jesus through Mary. These short, personal chapters will show you how\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/innocence-2.jpg?fit=617%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/innocence-2.jpg?fit=617%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/innocence-2.jpg?fit=617%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":956,"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}