About the show

Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle in their podcast, “You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo” where they will talk about anything and everything that has to do with transforming the Church.

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Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

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    Episode 163: Tell Them To Do What She Did

    January 31st, 2022  |  21 mins 37 secs
    christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest

    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary celebrate the remarkable life of Mary DelPup and hold her up as a model for leaders in the Church to imitate.

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    Episode 162: The Power of the Gospel in Denver and Beyond

    January 24th, 2022  |  20 mins 16 secs
    christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest

    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk with Tim Glemkowski of the Archdiocese of Denver and continue the conversation they had with him in November about their ongoing work on the Synod on Synodality and the fruit of the archdiocesan wide Advent preaching series on the gospel.