Episode Archive
312 episodes of You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo since the first episode, which aired on December 16th, 2019.
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Episode 300: Trolling for Talent
September 23rd, 2024 | 17 mins 51 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how great leaders, like Moses, are humble stewards of God’s gifts, eager to share the responsibility with other great leaders.
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Episode 299: The Incomprehensible Courage of Jesus
September 16th, 2024 | 19 mins 26 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on something that perhaps many fail to think about: the courage Jesus showed in knowingly running into all that was coming His way out of love for each of us by name so as to rescue us from Death.
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Episode 298: Have We Become Accustomed to the Unimaginable?
September 9th, 2024 | 25 mins 34 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary struggle to put into words the inexpressible reality of Jesus’ passion foreshadowed in Isaiah that we will hear this Sunday.
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Episode 297: A Word For Frightened Hearts
September 2nd, 2024 | 29 mins 24 secs
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Synopsis: In this episode, living amidst the most anxious generation of all time, Fr. John and Mary reflect on Isaiah’s encouraging, timely and healing words from God: Be strong! Fear not!
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Episode 296: Our Homes: Where the World Meets the Church
August 26th, 2024 | 31 mins 50 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary return to their regular format of breaking open the First Reading for Mass this upcoming Sunday and discuss opportunities to make our homes places where the world meets the Church.
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Episode 295: What Territory Are You Asking Me to Take Back, Lord? - Part 4 of 4
August 19th, 2024 | 38 mins 39 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their four-part series and discuss a fourth critical question to take to prayer in order to be every freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us.
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Episode 294: Eavesdropping on the Enemy’s Strategy - Part 3 of 4
August 12th, 2024 | 32 mins 53 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open part three of a four part series and discuss a third crucial question to bring to prayer in order to be ever freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us.
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Episode 293: A Visit to the Divine Physician - Part 2 of 4
August 5th, 2024 | 40 mins 57 secs
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In this episode Fr. John and Mary break open part two of a four part series on specific questions to take to prayer in order to be freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us.
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Episode 292: Lord, Who Do You Say That I Am? - Part 1 of 4
July 29th, 2024 | 35 mins 3 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary begin another series of four prayer conversations between ourselves and the Most Holy Trinity, all geared towards our ever greater freedom for the mission Jesus wants to work in and through us.
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Episode 291: Praying With The Mindset of a General
July 22nd, 2024 | 28 mins 55 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their four-part series on changing the way we make decisions and break open how to pray with the mindset of a general in order to prayerfully discern what most needs to happen now.
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Episode 290: Praying With the Mindset of a Spy
July 15th, 2024 | 34 mins 31 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary resume their series on four spiritual conversations to have with the Lord so as to forever change the way we make decisions in our marriages, parishes, schools, dioceses and more. This week focuses on the sobering reality that “the enemy gets a vote.”
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Episode 289: We are on Summer Break
July 1st, 2024 | 25 secs
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ACTS XXIX is on their regular summer break. The You Were Born For This Podcast will resume on July 15th. We look forward to continuing our series when we return. Enjoy your summer.