Fr Josh Johnson

After powerfully encountering Jesus in the Eucharist as a teenager, Fr. Josh Johnson dedicated his life to becoming a wholehearted disciple of Jesus Christ. Ordained for the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 2014, Fr. Josh has dedicated his priesthood to inviting all people to become saints in their walk toward eternity.Fr. Josh travels widely as a speaker at conferences, retreats, and youth events. Fr. Josh was one of 3 MCs at the historic National Eucharistic Congress in 2024. He is well-known for his popular Ascension podcast Ask Father Josh as well as his Q&A videos on Ascension Presents, one of the largest Catholic YouTube channels in English. Fr. Josh has written several books with Ascension, including the best-selling Pocket Guide to Reconciliation co-written with Fr. Mike Schmitz and On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Restoring God’s Vision of Race and Discipleship. He appears in many Ascension video programs including Connected: Catholic Social Teaching for This Generation, and his latest book is the Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins.Fr. Josh is the vocations director for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, as well as pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish. He can often be found praying the Rosary and walking in the neighborhoods of his parish, inviting those under his pastoral care to become intentional disciples of Jesus Christ.Fr. Josh is best known for:Ask Fr. Josh (Ascension podcast)Ask Fr. Josh (The Catholic Question and Answer Show on the Ascension Presents YouTube Channel)Broken and Blessed: An Invitation to My GenerationOn Earth As It Is in Heaven: Restoring God’s Vision of Race and DiscipleshipPocket Guide to AdorationPocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly SinsPocket Guide to the Sacrament of ReconciliationSee more from Fr. Josh:The 99: An Evangelization Mission SeriesAltaration: The Mystery of the Mass RevealedConnected: Catholic Social Teaching for This GenerationReceived: Your Journey to First Communion (Parent videos)Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation (Parent videos)Rejoice! Advent Meditations with MaryRejoice! Advent Meditations with JosephRejoice! Advent Meditations with the Holy FamilyRejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent StoryRejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, Year AVenture: The Bible Timeline for High SchoolYou: Life, Love, & the Theology of the Body