Big Al and Gospel Values

10/13/2025

Once again, Gospel Values spreads Good News around the world. "Are You Good Enough, Yet?" by Fr. Joe Kempf is available in Polish.

10/09/2025

Good news!
Gospel Values is proud to announce the Korean edition of Fr. Joe Kempf's book, "Are You Good Enough Yet?"
And here's a preview.

04/01/2025

Join Father Joe Kempf tomorrow evening at 6:30PM at Holy Infant Church in Ballwin for a beautiful presentation that is for EVERYONE!

He’s talking about…

••FAMILY••

Give yourself the gift of an engaging and fun evening this Lenten season!

April 2, 2025
6:30PM
Holy Infant Church
627 Dennison Drive
Ballwin, MO 63021

03/26/2025

Join Father Joe Kempf this evening at Most Sacred Heart Church in Eureka for a beautiful presentation that is for EVERYONE!

He’s talking about…

••FAMILY••

Give yourself the gift of an engaging and fun evening this Lenten season!

TONIGHT
March 26, 2025
7:00PM
Most Sacred Heart Church
350 E. Fourth Street
Eureka, MO 63025

11/17/2024

Exciting news:
"SOMETIMES LIFE IS JUST NOT FAIR"
NOW AVAILABLE

in PAPERBACK edition

We all experience loss and sadness, as well as joy, in our lives.

Big Al and Annie join Fr. Joe Kempf in offering support for those difficult times in our lives.

This book presents prayers, reflections, and activities that emphasize “we are never alone” in our sorrow. Fr. Joe’s prayers are written for children and for those who accompany them through difficulties, leading them toward hope. And with hope comes healing. The message in Sometimes Life Is Just Not Fair reminds us that God is and will always be with us.

In the second half of the book, Fr. Joe offers concrete ideas on how to speak to children about death, grieving, and other difficult life experiences.

Find it on AMAZON . Also still available as audiobook.
(the original edition, hardback, is out of print)

https://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-Life-Just-Not-Fair/dp/B0DN9ZTM44/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IWA8QX1JULKS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dUJ3zgSYxHtRmtYHrXqNjfCfqfRoAZa6XNyoB6Ea3tzr-pGWfiiWxxIu8w1X0yrDnbZZRQuFP03aQSCXEcclafciVlvpQ6bXqCl5UwjTxMThd7m4xZ7RsHqJODVEq-CkCyqB3WjEXkjGry58mgAQx326hn9BhP2wG34geJWpZ2XLXSpqbC-YoWZ5S4ztp25MPAtH9_G3h4iNfSM3bcREWLTducYo4li0LFFgxI4KMMA.1G3aIOvKy66bgZq0N3VXAeV1KrdmlXNusnzziOnpESc&dib_tag=se&keywords=joe+kempf&qid=1731880539&s=digital-text&sprefix=joe+kempf%2Cdigital-text%2C223&sr=1-2-catcorr

10/12/2024

Voter's guide from Fr. Joe. Watch the whole video for more of Fr. Joe's guide to the voting process.
https://vimeo.com/1018836824?share=copy

10/12/2024

Fr. Joe has suggestions to help us with discerning through the voting process this November. If you watch the video (use the link) from the very beginning, you'll find something to laugh about--a joke featuring a politician... tis the season.

Most Sacred Heart Parish, Eureka, MO. Sunday, homily, 10-13-24. Fr. Joe Kempf.

09/07/2024

Most Sacred Heart Parish, Eureka, MO. Sunday, homily, 9-8-24. Fr. Joe Kempf.

08/20/2024

If you've missed Big Al (and Fr. Joe, too), please enjoy the most recent Big Al and Fr. Joe antics, in which the dynamic duo discuss the difference between what's important and what's only urgent.

More Children's Homilies from Big Al and Fr. Joe can be found at the link below!

Most Sacred Heart Parish, Eureka, MO. Sunday, Children's Message, 8-18-24. Fr. Joe Kempf.

05/24/2024

Have you had a chance to read Fr. Joe's newest book? If you struggle with overthinking decisions or procrastination, maybe the cause is perfectionism. No one is perfect. But knowing this doesn't always help us move forward. With insight, wisdom, and a good bit of humor, Fr. Joe has some helfpul suggestions in this book. a

Wouldn’t it be great to live without that anxious pit in our stomachs; to have a sense of peace and safety instead of feeling like there is always more we must do, more people to please, more arenas where we must prove ourselves? The good news is that even now we can come to a place of deeper peac...

05/23/2024

Have you had a chance to read Fr. Joe's newest book? If you struggle with overthinking decisions or procrastination, maybe the cause is perfectionism. No one is perfect. But knowing this doesn't always help us move forward. With insight, wisdom, and a good bit of humor, Fr. Joe has some helfpul suggestions in this book. a

Wouldn’t it be great to live without that anxious pit in our stomachs; to have a sense of peace and safety instead of feeling like there is always more we must do, more people to please, more arenas where we must prove ourselves? The good news is that even now we can come to a place of deeper peac...

05/13/2024

As we prepare this week for Pentecost Sunday, take some time to pray with the Holy Spirit.Ask the Holy Spirit to to help you today and throughout your life.

Dear Father Joe
What is the Holy Spirit?

Fr. Joe's Answer:
When I was IN SCHOOL I learned a lot about the Holy Spirit. For example, I learned
that the Holy Spirit:
1. Is the third person of the Trinity;
2. Was experienced in a powerful way on Pentecost by the early followers of Jesus;
3. Is given to us in Baptism (and strengthened in us in Confirmation) that we might
be holy and true!
All those things are important and good. But I know more about the Holy Spirit than
what I learned in school. Because, IN MY LIFE I’ve actually MET the Holy Spirit! I’ve
experienced the Holy Spirit as
1. The love that burns inside me for God’s people;
2. The wisdom that guides my living;
3. The power that moves me to forgive and be forgiven;
4. The peace that I can know even in hard times; and
5. The joy that I find in my heart from following Jesus!

While I could say so much more about how I have experienced the Holy Spirit,
I ask you:
“What words would you use?
How have you experienced the Holy Spirit in your life?”

From Living Faith with Kids (Creative Communications)