Course Overview:

From the beginning of time, God had St. Joseph chosen to be His adoptive father–to show the Son of God an example of masculinity and assume responsibility of being a husband to Mary, both conceived without sin. Despite this obscure and scandalous situation, St. Joseph steps up to answer the call God has placed upon him to become the provider and protector of what is Salvation History. We will break open how St. Joseph, as the head of the Holy Family, is the prime example of how to live the Theology of the Body in our relationships.

St. Joseph: Protector of Mary and Jesus will be held on Saturday, April 25 at FRP HQ (4545 Bishop Ln, Suit 201) starting 9:30am-11:30am. 

In November 2025, Fr. Carrico gave a presentation entitled “Holy Mary, Mother of God–Jesus’ First Dwelling Place”. The talk was very well attended and all in attendance expressed interest in Father giving a talk on St. Joseph.  We hope you will join us on April 25 … we know you will be glad you did!  Invite your fellow parishioners, friends, & family to attend too!

Facilitator:

Father Adam Carrico was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville on December 19, 2015.  Father was born and raised in Saint Aloysius parish in Pewee Valley where he graduated from grade school in 1997. He attended Saint Xavier High School (2001) and UofL, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history (2006). He entered Saint Meinrad Seminary in 2008 where he earned both master of divinity and master in Catholic philosophical studies degrees. Upon his ordination to the priesthood Father was assigned to Saint Gabriel as Associate Pastor, then a year later (2016) moved to Saint Patrick as Associate Pastor while also serving at Saint Boniface. In 2019 he became the Pastor at Ascension and in 2023 the Pastor at Saint Aloysius in Shepherdsville and Saint Benedict in Lebanon Junction where he continues to serve today. 

During his early years of seminary studies, Father Carrico developed an interest in mental health advocacy and ministry. After losing his brother, Kurtis, to suicide in 2012, Father’s commitment to those who suffer from mental illness and thoughts of despair deepened even more. Father is enthusiastic about many things, including Theology of the Body and the universal truths of the human person; truths that not only renew the personhood of a man as priest of Jesus Christ, but the personhood of those to whom every priest is called to serve.

*Fr. Carrico has attended (4) 30-hour immersion courses at the TOB institute:

• TOB 1: “Head and Heart”
• TOB 2: “Into the Deep”
• TOB & the Interior Life
• TOB & the Marian Mystery

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