FR. JOHN RICCARDO, missionary and ACTS XXIX Executive Director. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1996. In 2019, after 23 years in parish ministry, he founded Acts XXIX to proclaim the gospel in an attractive and compelling way and to equip clergy and lay leaders for the age in which God has chosen us to live. Fr. John is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the Gregorian University, and the Pope John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family.
Father John Riccardo has hosted 379 Episodes.
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Episode 380: God Wants His Family Back
April 27th, 2026 | 32 mins 39 secs
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Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on the appearances of the risen Jesus. This week’s episode breaks open one of the most remarkable of all: the appearance to His “brother” James.
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Episode 379: A Word For Discouraged Disciples
April 20th, 2026 | 40 mins 23 secs
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Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on appearances of the Risen Jesus to disciples. Today, they look at Jesus’ encounter with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus — could these people be members of His family?!
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Episode 378: One Word That Changed Everything
April 13th, 2026 | 41 mins 48 secs
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Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on select appearances of the Risen Jesus to disciples. Today, they pray with the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, a woman who had been mightily freed by His power and mercy, and was sent as “the apostle to the apostles.”
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Episode 377: She Had to Have Been First!
April 6th, 2026 | 27 mins 56 secs
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Fr. John and Mary begin a series on various appearances of the Risen Jesus for the Easter season. On this Easter Monday, they consider the person many saints reasoned was the first to whom Jesus showed Himself alive: His mother.
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Episode 376: Stern Yet Hopeful
March 30th, 2026 | 27 mins 2 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their series on Jesus’ words to the seven Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at His direct and yet hopeful words to the Church in Laodicea.
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Episode 375: Say Not “I Am Too Small”
March 23rd, 2026 | 24 mins 14 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the seven Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the little and seemingly insignificant Church in Philadelphia, ironically, the one that endured the longest of all the seven Churches due to their patient endurance.
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Episode 374: Heart Failure
March 16th, 2026 | 24 mins 13 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ devastating words to the Church in Sardis, reminding us all that He knows us through and through.
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Episode 373: Don’t Drift
March 9th, 2026 | 30 mins 37 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the Church in Thyatira and how relevant what He said to them so long ago is for us here and now.
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Episode 372: No Compromise
March 2nd, 2026 | 29 mins 30 secs
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Dear friends, please bear with us as we encountered some audio issues during this episode. We’re grateful for your patience and thank you for tuning in!
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the Church in Pergamum and His challenge to them and to us to repent of those places in our lives where we have served two masters. -
Episode 371: He Sees You and He Cares
February 23rd, 2026 | 31 mins 24 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and the same time real places and symbolic of the Church in every age. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the Church in Smyrna and see what it might mean for us.
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and the same time real places and symbolic of the Church in every age. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the Church in Smyrna and see what it might mean for us.
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Episode 370: An Exhortation and Encouragement from Jesus to Us As We Prepare for Lent
February 16th, 2026 | 30 mins 48 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and the same time real places and symbolic of the Church in every age. Today, they look at Jesus’ words to the Church in Ephesus and see what it might mean for us.
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Episode 369: What Does Jesus Want to Say to Us?
February 9th, 2026 | 30 mins 35 secs
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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary introduce a series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and the same time real places and symbolic of the Church in every age.