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 308 Episodes.
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Episode 175: Striving to Maintain Unity!
April 25th, 2022 | 25 mins 59 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the constant and ever more urgent need for unity in the Body of Christ and what we can do to help bring this about.
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Episode 174: Easter with My Cousin Vinny
April 18th, 2022 | 26 mins 16 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary offer some ways to pray deeply into these extraordinary mysteries we’re celebrating in this Octave of Easter.
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Episode 173: Out of the Abundance of the Heart His Mouth Speaks: One Way to Know If We Understand Easter
April 11th, 2022 | 24 mins 22 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on Jesus' words from the cross and share a powerful meditation that can help us not just be recipients of but also dispensers of mercy.
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Episode 172: Do You Trust Me?
April 4th, 2022 | 25 mins 58 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the challenge of surrendering everything to God and invite us to pray for the grace of trust as we move into Holy Week.
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Episode 171: Hope is here!
March 28th, 2022 | 26 mins 6 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk with Fr. Brandon Macadaeg, Rector of The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, CA about how he and his team are mobilizing for mission and offering hope to God’s people coming out of the pandemic.
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Episode 170: Getting to the Root of the Matter
March 21st, 2022 | 30 mins 51 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary get very practical about how Jesus can and does heal us from whatever keeps us from living abundant life.
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Episode 169: When Our Hopes Are Shattered
March 14th, 2022 | 18 mins 22 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about how Jesus is often mysteriously present to us even when we can't recognize Him and our need to persevere.
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Episode 168: The Zaccheus Principle
March 7th, 2022 | 20 mins 17 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share a recent encounter and offer a practical application for this season of Lent and beyond.
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Episode 167: Mobilizing for Mission for the People of Ukraine and Russia for Lent
February 28th, 2022 | 19 mins
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary invite us to enter into Lent on behalf of the people of Ukraine and Russia.
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Episode 166: The Rescue Project is Coming to Columbus!
February 21st, 2022 | 13 mins 55 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share the exciting news that The Rescue Project LIVE is coming to Columbus, Ohio in June and invite everyone to come.
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Episode 165: Creating a Culture of Prayer
February 14th, 2022 | 21 mins 44 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the importance of and give examples of creating a culture of prayer.
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Episode 164: Save the Date for Running Rescue
February 7th, 2022 | 18 mins 8 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary announce "Running Rescue: A Day of Equipping with ACTS XXIX" and invite people to save the date and consider joining them as they equip leaders to run The Rescue Project in such a way as to bring transformation.