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 42: Be Not Afraid: Conversations with God
April 21st, 2020 | 9 mins 3 secs
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Have some questions for Jesus? These days present an opportunity to deepen our friendship with God through honest conversations.
In this episode, Fr. John invites us to use these days to learn to talk more sincerely and honestly with God and to listen.
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Episode 41: Unprecedented Times, Unprecedented Prayer
April 20th, 2020 | 33 mins 51 secs
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What do we mean by the term “culture of prayer?” There’s never been a more opportune time to learn.
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary discuss what it means to create a culture of prayer and offers bishops, priests, and lay leaders practical ideas about how to begin to pray as a team to discern God’s plan for their diocese or parish in these days.
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Episode 40: Be Not Afraid: Our Reason for Hope
April 18th, 2020 | 8 mins 14 secs
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How in the world did Peter move from a place of cowardice to exceptional and unshakeable faith?
In this episode, Fr. John talks about how it is Peter is able to say, “It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard!”
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Episode 39: Be Not Afraid: Pray for Your Parish Priests
April 17th, 2020 | 13 mins 16 secs
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How does Jesus handle the fall of one of His chosen ministers? Today’s gospel shows forth His Mercy.
In this episode, Fr. John unpacks today’s gospel and shows us how Jesus handles the fall of Peter and invites us to pray for the priests in our life.
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Episode 38: Be Not Afraid: What Does Repentance Really Mean?
April 16th, 2020 | 6 mins 53 secs
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Why is the Church so hung up on repentance? Perhaps in these days God is giving us an opportunity to think about what really makes for a great life.
In this episode, Fr. John breaks open today’s Scriptures and teaches us both about the importance of seeing reality as it is and having our minds transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Episode 37: Be Not Afraid: Feast on the Word of God
April 15th, 2020 | 11 mins 8 secs
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Are you in need of a reminder that the Church has always venerated the Scriptures even as She venerates the Body of the Lord? The Word of God is rich food!
In this episode, Fr. John unpacks both yesterday’s and today’s Gospel and exhorts us to press into the Word of God and abide in the fellowship He’s inviting us to.
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Episode 36: Be Not Afraid: Understanding the Passion of Jesus
April 14th, 2020 | 14 mins 18 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Enjoy a deeper dive into understanding the passion of Jesus by looking at Sacred Scripture and some rich commentary from the Early Church Fathers.
In this episode, Fr. John shares some feedback from his listeners and speaks about how Sacred Scripture and the Early Church always understood the passion of Jesus.
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Episode 35: Easter: Jesus is Risen, There Is Work to Do!
April 13th, 2020 | 42 mins 39 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
What is the message of Easter and what can we do to make it believable in our days as it was in the early Church? The world needs your witness!
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary welcome Dcn. Steve Mitchell to the mic as they have a conversation about the life-changing news that is the Resurrection and how we can begin the work of building for the Kingdom of God.
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Episode 34: The Deceiver Has Been Deceived: Easter Vigil Homily, April 2019
April 11th, 2020 | 22 mins 23 secs
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We are re-releasing this homily, "The Deceiver Has Been Deceived," that Fr John Riccardo proclaimed at the Easter Vigil in April 2019 because we think it is more relevant now than when it was originally released.
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Episode 33: Something for Everyone: Good Friday Homily, April 2019
April 10th, 2020 | 25 mins 36 secs
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We are re-releasing this homily, "Something for Everyone," that Fr John Riccardo proclaimed on Good Friday in April 2019 because we think it is more relevant now than when it was originally released.
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Episode 32: The End of the Eclipse: Holy Thursday Homily, April 2019
April 9th, 2020 | 29 mins 4 secs
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We are re-releasing this homily, "The End of the Eclipse," that Fr John Riccardo proclaimed on Holy Thursday in April 2019 because we think it is more relevant now than when it was originally released.
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Episode 31: Be Not Afraid: You Don’t Need to Hide from the Lord!
April 8th, 2020 | 10 mins 48 secs
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Do you think Jesus died for the ideal you? No, He died for the real you!
In this episode, Fr. John invites us to allow God to touch the memories of our past sins and wounds, and to celebrate in these days all Jesus has done for us on the cross and to know that it’s possible to begin again.