Episode Archive

308 episodes of You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo since the first episode, which aired on December 16th, 2019.

  • Episode 283: O Mad Lover!

    May 27th, 2024  |  25 mins 48 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary consider how Jesus on the cross fulfills the startling promises of the covenant made in the Old Testament.

  • Episode 282: Don't Forget!

    May 20th, 2024  |  22 mins 12 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the critical role constantly remembering all that God has done for us plays in our own lives and in helping children come to know His love and power.

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    Episode 281: Know Your Audience

    May 13th, 2024  |  20 mins 25 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on how the same Spirit who enabled the Apostles to speak in new languages wants to enable us too to speak of the mighty acts of God in words that people will understand so that they too might come to know God’s unfathomable love for them.

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    Episode 280: God is Not A.W.O.L.

    May 6th, 2024  |  28 mins 43 secs
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    In this episode, Fr, John and Mary look at the ascension of our Lord and address a few things we might need to unlearn, a few things we might need to learn, and then apply this great solemnity to our mission as disciples today.

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    Episode 279: We're All Wrong About Him

    April 29th, 2024  |  28 mins 3 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary return to “Cornelius’ house” in Acts 10, discuss the “Gentile Pentecost”, and offer a helpful prayer reflection that can allow the Holy Spirit to fall anew on us and heal our distorted understanding of God the Father and of us.

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    Episode 278: Not What You Think It Means?

    April 22nd, 2024  |  35 mins 4 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary dive into the person of Paul, and draw several practical applications from his transformation from savage persecutor of Christians to the greatest missionary of all time.

  • Episode 277: Are We Christians at Risk?

    April 15th, 2024  |  19 mins 19 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about an extraordinary conversation they had with two people whose lives were radically changed by Jesus, much like the lame man in Acts 4:8-12, and the non-negotiable nature of prayer in the life of the disciple.

  • Episode 276: You Asked for the Wrong Jesus

    April 8th, 2024  |  24 mins 31 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary ponder the significance of the very first miracle in the Acts of the Apostles and the startling fact that there were two Jesus’ put before the crowds on Good Friday…and before us today.

  • Episode 275: Are We Turning Anything Upside Down?

    April 1st, 2024  |  28 mins 37 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about one of the most important and powerful signs of the resurrection of Jesus, one that drew countless people into the early Church, and could again today!

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    Episode 274: The First Gentile Christian is a What?!

    March 25th, 2024  |  26 mins 59 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the momentous events of Acts 10, the story of the 1st Gentile to be baptized, and how much more is in Scripture than we might first realize.

  • Episode 273: Weary? Jesus Has a Word for Us This Week

    March 18th, 2024  |  26 mins 43 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at Isaiah 50:4-7 and how God’s Word wants to prepare our hearts to enter ever more deeply into Holy Week by contemplating the outrageous love Jesus has displayed for us.

  • Episode 272: Stupendous Mercy!

    March 11th, 2024  |  27 mins 22 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the only time the words “new covenant” appears in the Old Testament; in what the “newness” consists; and what Jesus means when He says His Blood is that new covenant.