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 347 Episodes.
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Episode 348: Praise the Lord, Who Lifts Up The Poor, That Is, Me.
September 15th, 2025 | 24 mins 17 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, as Fr. John and Mary discuss Psalm 113, they reflect on how important it is to see ourselves as being among “the poor.”
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Episode 347: God’s Extraordinary Response to a Forgetful Race
September 8th, 2025 | 24 mins 25 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 78, the Psalm for this coming Sunday, encouraging us to teach to those entrusted to our charge the great things He has done, and to consider how we’re personally responding to His extravagant mercy and patience in our own lives.
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Episode 346: How Long, O Lord?!
September 1st, 2025 | 21 mins 34 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
After the traumatic events that took place last week in Minnesota, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the anguish many of us are experiencing in light of Scripture in general, the Psalms in particular and Saint Augustine.
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Episode 345: The Jesus Conference – Mobilizing the Church for the World He Loves
August 25th, 2025 | 10 mins 17 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share the exciting news about the Jesus Conference – Mobilizing the Church for the World He Loves, ACTS XXIX’s first international gathering happening in Plymouth, Michigan on October 2-4, 2026.
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Episode 344: Glory Days: Are They In the Past? Part III
August 18th, 2025 | 42 mins 35 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their series on being able to relive great memories of the past with friends and prayerfully apply those great memories to the mission God is entrusting to us today.
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Episode 343: Glory Days: Are They In the Past? Part II
August 11th, 2025 | 38 mins 52 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series drawing on the common experience many of us have of reliving great memories of the past with friends and prayerfully apply those great memories to the mission God is entrusting to us today.
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Episode 342: Glory Days: Are They In the Past?
August 4th, 2025 | 25 mins 34 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary begin a series that draws on the common experience many of us have of reliving great memories of the past with friends and prayerfully apply those great memories to the mission God is entrusting to us today.
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Episode 341: The Power and Attraction of How We Do What We Do, Part Three
July 28th, 2025 | 25 mins 31 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary bring their three-part series on their apostolic values to a close by talking about the importance of being docile to the Holy Spirit and choosing to sail instead of row on mission. They reflect on what it means to let go of control, allowing the Spirit to set the course, trusting His power over our own efforts.
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Episode 340: The Power and Attraction of How We Do What We Do, Part Two
July 21st, 2025 | 39 mins 29 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their three-part conversation about ACTS XXIX’s apostolic core values, focusing today on what it means to do mission in a way that’s authentically human. Drawing from Scripture and their own experiences, they share what it means to do life together.
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Episode 339: The Power and Attraction of How We Do What We Do
July 14th, 2025 | 27 mins 16 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary kick off a three-part series that we hope and pray will inspire us all to think and pray about how we do what we do, and to realize this is as important as what we do.
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Episode 338: “It Is Enough For Me to See You”: The Gift of Holy Friendships
June 23rd, 2025 | 28 mins 4 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Fr. John and Mary talk about the amazing gift that is the communion of saints – both here on earth and in heaven, and offer some summer suggestions to help us get to know our family better.
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Episode 337: Tylenol or the Eucharist: Which Is More Powerful?
June 16th, 2025 | 24 mins 45 secs
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In preparation for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Fr. John and Mary consider three concrete and practical reasons why Jesus gives Himself to us in the Eucharist.