Episode 122: Impossible to Describe!

April 12th, 2021  |  20 mins 3 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about Mary Magdalene’s indescribable response to encountering Jesus and what our response should look like.

Episode 121: Death Has Been Destroyed!

April 5th, 2021  |  15 mins 18 secs

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In this episode Father John, Nick, Mary, and Dcn. Steve wish the listeners a blessed Easter and Fr. John shares a word of hope.

Episode 120: What Was Jesus Doing on the Cross? Yes, Doing!

March 29th, 2021  |  24 mins 8 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John, Dcn. Steve, and Mary have a conversation about how we can enter into Holy Week with a new understanding of what Jesus was doing on the cross.

Episode 119: Is God Giving You Permission to Slow Down and Do Less?

March 22nd, 2021  |  24 mins 5 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the impact of a book they’re reading entitled, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and the desire God has for all of us to live more authentically human lives.

Episode 118: How Does One Appropriately Celebrate the Feast of Our Salvation?

March 15th, 2021  |  20 mins 20 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on how we should appropriately celebrate the defeat of Death, especially at a time when so many are petrified of dying!

Episode 117: A Look at the Heart and the Mind of a Seminarian

March 8th, 2021  |  25 mins 21 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about their recent visit to a seminary and offer both a glimpse of what’s going on in the hearts and minds of seminarians and some practical things we can all do to help them prepare for the priesthood.

Episode 116: Story Time

March 1st, 2021  |  27 mins 30 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the launch of the ACTS XXIX Press and the publication of their first book by the same author of "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission".

Episode 115: A New Way to Think About the Parish

February 22nd, 2021  |  23 mins 57 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Dcn. Steve to the mic and discuss an insight and image Fr. John had in prayer and its application to how we think about why the parish exists.

Episode 114: Recovering What it Means to be Human

February 15th, 2021  |  40 mins 56 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the need to let Jesus teach us how to be human and a practical way to do that.

Episode 113: The Absolute Key to the Transformation of the Church

February 8th, 2021  |  26 mins 44 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about how to approach Lent this year keeping in mind that the goal is nothing less than a transformed life.

To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit https://linktr.ee/ACTSXXIX.

Episode 112: Method of the Master

February 1st, 2021  |  31 mins 40 secs

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about a recent insight the team had and some practical applications that can bring transformation to the Church and beyond.

To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit https://linktr.ee/ACTSXXIX

Episode 111: Unity and the Increasingly Urgent Mission of the Church

January 25th, 2021  |  34 mins 3 secs

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The unity only God can give!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the urgency of the mission of the Church in the light of the nation’s conversation right now around the call for unity.