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 307 Episodes.
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Episode 66: Stay in (or get in!) Your Lane
May 18th, 2020 | 30 mins 32 secs
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Are you in the right lane?
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick and Mary have a conversation about how COVID-19 is providing us an opportunity to be reminded of our unique roles in the Church.
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Episode 65: Be Not Afraid: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission
May 16th, 2020 | 10 mins 30 secs
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Is the attitude of the Apostles ours? If not, why not?
In this episode, Fr. John shares excerpts from one of the most important books of our times and encourages people to buy it for their pastors.
The book mentioned by Fr. John can be found at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Christendom-Apostolic-Mission-Pastoral-Strategies/dp/099887289X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=From+Christendom+to+Apostolic+Mission&qid=1589639816&sr=8-1
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Episode 64: Be Not Afraid: It’s Always About Love
May 15th, 2020 | 10 mins 6 secs
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This “love thing” must be pretty important!
In this episode, Fr. John unpacks the many dimensions of love and exhorts us to experience God’s love through prayer before the Eucharist and the Word of God and to share it with others.
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Episode 63: Be Not Afraid: To Will the Good of Another
May 14th, 2020 | 10 mins 30 secs
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What does real love look like?
In this episode, Fr. John exhorts us to press into the grace offered us so as to love as Jesus has commanded us to love.
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Episode 62: Be Not Afraid: The Fruit of Union
May 13th, 2020 | 13 mins 46 secs
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What fruit will we offer to the Lord and the world?
In this episode, Fr. John exhorts us, as we return to Mass, to bear rich fruit for the Lord and the world by way of our love and our speech.
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Episode 61: Be Not Afraid: The Gift of Peace
May 12th, 2020 | 7 mins 27 secs
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Fear not, little flock!
In this episode, Fr. John encourages us to lean into the peace that only Jesus can bring in these days of great struggle and suffering.
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Episode 60: Who Are You Looking For?
May 11th, 2020 | 37 mins 29 secs
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Is there a Saul in your life?
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick and Mary use the story of Barnabas looking for Saul as a real-time example of how God might be inspiring you right now as we enter into this new normal.
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Episode 59: Be Not Afraid: The Re-creation of the World Has Begun
May 9th, 2020 | 9 mins 3 secs
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From lord to Lord!
In this episode, Fr. John Riccardo unpacks the context of today’s Reading from the Acts of the Apostles and invites us to turn the world upside down as St. Paul did.
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Episode 58: SPECIAL EPISODE: Re-imagining What a Catholic Parish Can Be
May 8th, 2020 | 20 mins 18 secs
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The Inspiration Behind the White Paper
In this special episode, Nick Jorgensen interviews Fr. John about our white paper and what the Lord may be saying to us in these days in light of COVID-19.
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Episode 57: Be Not Afraid: The Sudden Happy Turn in Human History
May 8th, 2020 | 11 mins 51 secs
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What’s the greatest hinge event of all time?
In this episode, Fr. John reminds us that history is God’s story and His resurrection is the ‘eucatastrophe’ which pierces you and me with a joy that brings tears and changes our lives forever.
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Episode 56: Be Not Afraid: From Ruins to Restoration
May 7th, 2020 | 8 mins 10 secs
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Jesus Loves to Restore!
In this episode, Fr. John speaks about how God puts us back together again.
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Episode 55: Be Not Afraid: The Journey from Distraction to Recollection
May 6th, 2020 | 11 mins 16 secs
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How are you doing and where have you come from?
In this episode, Fr. John shares “how he’s doing,” the texture of his prayer, and invites us to pray with Psalm 103.