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Episode 148: It's Go Week!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share their excitement and their plans about The Rescue Project and offer something practical to do in this World Mission Week.

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Episode 147: I Can’t! You Can! Please Do!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary address the common experience of many Christians trying to fix themselves rather than allowing the Holy Spirit to do it.

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Episode 146: Those Who Are With Us Are More Than Those Against!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the encouraging reality that is the communion of saints and that they’re not simply watching us from afar, but rather praying for us and cheering us on.

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Episode 145: Radio Free World

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary liken God's Word in its capacity to give hope and encouragement to how Radio Free Europe did the same for those living behind the Iron Curtain.

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Episode 143: Make Time For Beauty This Week

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the transformational power of beauty.

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Episode 142: Weep With Those Who Weep

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary let the Word of God shape how they respond to the tragic events in Afghanistan this past week.

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Episode 141: History Isn't A Series of Random Events No Matter How It Seems

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how even the most seemingly ordinary events can have a momentous impact on another's life and even world history.

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Episode 140: Do You Want To Be Healed?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about how God both wants to heal us now and send us to be agents of healing to those around us.

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Episode 139: Got Anxiety? Try This!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary invite listeners to join them in a simple proposal so as to allow the Lord to protect our minds and hearts from anxiety.

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Episode 135: Practical Support For Those On the Front Line

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about two grace-filled apostolates that offer practical prayerful support for our priestly brothers.

To listen to the episodes with Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann, listen here and here.

To learn more about Seven Sisters Apostolate, visit here. [Email Jannette Howe](sevensistersapostolate@gmail.com).

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To order Katherine Beckman's book, Praying for Priests, visit here.

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Episode 134: Bigger Than You Think

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary exhort us to understand that the same God who set apart Paul and Barnabas for ministry wants to do great things in and through us.

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Episode 133: The Heart of a Shepherd

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this extraordinary encounter with Archbishop Sample, we get a most encouraging and inspiring look at one of the Church’s great leaders today.

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Episode 132: Do We Believe Lots of Christian Things or Do We Believe Jesus?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, ACTS XXIX shares a favorite and inspired homily from Bishop Daniel Flores given many years ago now on Jesus' crucial question, "Do you want to leave me too?"

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Episode 131: The Distinction Between My Story and The Story

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss a crucial distinction between our personal story and the story, the importance of stories in general, and some practical things we can do this summer to know the story more deeply.

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Episode 130: Don’t Shadow Box!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue to discuss the transformation God wants to bring to our hearts so that we might be more conformed to Jesus and more credible witnesses in the world.

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Episode 129: An Examination of Conscience Around 1 Corinthians 11

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 31 May 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the upcoming Feast of Corpus Christi and how this is a great week to do some self-reflection on our own lives as regards the Eucharist.

Books and articles mentioned in today's podcast:
In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart, The Journal of a Priest at Prayer, A Benedictine Monk
Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling, The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix
Dies Domini, The Holy Father John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithfule of the Catholic Church on Keeping the Lord's Day Holy
God is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

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Episode 128: How Do We Know it’s the Holy Spirit Guiding Us?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 24 May 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary have a follow up conversation to last week’s episode and offer some practical wisdom on how to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit.

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Episode 127: How Comfortable Would We Be in the First Century Church?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 17 May 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode Fr. John and Mary talk about the normative experience of the early Church found in the Acts of the Apostles and pose a provocative question for all of us as we approach the Solemnity of Pentecost.

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Episode 126: A Prayer for Repentance, Reconciliation, and Unity in the Church, Especially the Priesthood

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 10 May 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about what the Spirit has been doing among the priests they've been ministering to and issue a call for prayer as we get closer to Pentecost.

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Episode 124: A Conversation with Archbishop Samuel Aquila

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver to the mic and have a conversation about how the gospel has impacted him personally, the priests of the Archdiocese of Denver, and his hopes for the Church in the U.S.

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Episode 123: Christ Is Risen: So What? Now What?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect upon eight of the practical differences the Resurrection of Jesus makes.

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Episode 121: Death Has Been Destroyed!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0400

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

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0400

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.

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0400

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.

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0400

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!

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 116: Story Time

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age".

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Episode 115: A New Way to Think About the Parish

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 114: Recovering What it Means to be Human

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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.

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 112: Method of the Master

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 103: Watch!

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0500

Get ready, watch, prepare, the King is coming back!

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the season of Advent, encouraging us to be hopeful and yet sobered.

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Episode 102: In Everything Give Thanks!

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0500

Gratitude is not dependent upon circumstances!

In this episode, using St. Paul as a model, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the importance of gratitude, not only this week of Thanksgiving, but every day of our lives.

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Episode 100: Are We Perishing?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0500

Is Jesus in the Boat or Not?

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick and Mary talk about the storms of life and unpack what the Word of God has to say about what the disciple can expect in this life.

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Episode 98: What Would John Paul II say?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the ongoing unrest and uncertainty and encourage calm and trust in the Lord Jesus.

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Episode 96: A Conversation Between Three Brothers, Part I

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

A refreshing and honest exchange between three priests who are deeply in love with Jesus!

In this episode, Fr. John shares the mic with Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann from the Diocese of Cleveland and have an honest conversation about their journey to the priesthood, preaching, their joys and their challenges.

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Episode 92: A Real Conversation About Where We are in the Church

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0400

A Real Conversation About Where We are in the Church

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary have an honest conversation about where we are in the Church and the role each of us can play to bring about transformation.

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Episode 80: A Plea from Fr. John for the Church to be Prophetic

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0400

A Plea from Fr. John for the Church to be Prophetic.

In this episode, Fr. John speaks to the civil unrest in our nation and the prophetic role of the Church in these times.

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Episode 79: Imagine This

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0400

As much as we want answers to “why,” the real question is “what do we do now?”

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about where we are in the country and the Church as a result of COVID-19 and introduce the first in a series of episodes on their white paper, “Re-Imagining What a Catholic Parish Can Be: A Destination for the 21st Century."

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Episode 78: Final Be Not Afraid: Pour Out Your Spirit

ACTS XXIX — Sun, 31 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

An announcement, a plea, and a prayer!

In this final episode of the “Be Not Afraid” series, Fr. John announces a new series on the Sunday Mass Readings coming later this summer with Deacon Steve Mitchell and also encourages us to press into the power of the Holy Spirit and pray for healing and unity for our nation in this time of civil unrest.

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Episode 77: Be Not Afraid: Proclamation and Commission

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 30 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Sent forth on mission as heralds of the Gospel

In this episode, Fr. John shares again from one of his favorite books, “From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age" and reminds us that we are being sent into the world as heralds of the Gospel.

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Episode 76: Be Not Afraid: Do You Love Me More Than These?

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 29 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400

What are the “these” in your life?

In this episode, Fr. John unpacks today’s Gospel that shows forth how Jesus handles the sins of His loved ones and how much Jesus wants our love.

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Episode 75: Be Not Afraid: Open My Eyes

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 28 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400

It’s how, not what!

In this episode, Fr. John continues unpacking a book he highly recommends entitled, “From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age, and encourages us, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to ask for the grace to have our minds brought into conformity with the mind of God.

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Episode 74: Be Not Afraid: Conversion of Mind and Vision

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 27 May 2020 12:30:00 -0400

Do we see reality as it truly is?

In this episode, Fr. John reminds us that St. Paul didn’t teach those he was preaching to what to think, but rather how to think and he exhorts us to beg the Holy Spirit to illumine our minds as we approach Pentecost.

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Episode 73: Be Not Afraid: Novena Days

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 26 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Need fuel for your prayer?

In this episode, Fr. John breaks open today’s Scriptures and the prayers that open the Mass, inviting us to pray with them today and in the days ahead as we await Pentecost.

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Episode 72: The Role of Scripture in the Church and Its Place in the Mass

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 25 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400

SPECIAL EPISODE: A conversation with Fr. John and Dr. Scott Hahn

In this episode of The Road to Emmaus, Scott Hahn and Fr. John Riccardo share the central role that Scripture has played in their lives, especially during quarantine. Discover how we’re called to encounter Jesus both in Scripture and the Eucharist, and be transformed.

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Episode 71: Be Not Afraid: Going to the Crowds

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 23 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

What’s our role in the world?

In this episode, Fr. John reflects on the role of the laity in a dark, confused and anxious world.

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Episode 70: Be Not Afraid: Don’t Let Anything Steal Your Joy

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 22 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400

What is the fulfillment of all our desires?

In this episode, Fr. John speaks about joy through the lens of today's gospel and C. S. Lewis' classic, "The Weight of Glory."

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Episode 69: Be Not Afraid: Live Loyal to God

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 21 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Jesus is risen, and oh by the way, there’s work to do!

In this episode, Fr. John reminds us again that the goal of this life is to do all we can to bring the world into conformity with God’s plan.

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Episode 68: Be Not Afraid: Recapturing the Christian Imagination

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 20 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400

What narrative guides your life?

In this episode, Fr. John shares excerpts from a new book that he highly recommends entitled, “From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Strategies for an Apostolic Age.”

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Episode 66: Stay in (or get in!) Your Lane

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 18 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 16 May 2020 12:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 15 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 13 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 12 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400

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?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 11 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 09 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

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 57: Be Not Afraid: The Sudden Happy Turn in Human History

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 08 May 2020 15:15:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 06 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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.

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Episode 54: Be Not Afraid: The Mirth of God

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Ever imagine the dinner conversation between the risen Lord and His apostles?

In this episode, Fr. John speaks to the Mass Readings from yesterday, Monday, May 4th and invites us to enter more deeply into the joy of the Lord.

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Episode 53: Praying with the Mindset of a Physician

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 04 May 2020 10:45:00 -0400

Have you asked the Divine Physician what He most wants to heal in your parish in the midst of this pandemic?

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary take a deeper dive with their third principle, God is the Architect, and teaches pastors and leaders how to pray with the mindset of a physician.

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Episode 52: Be Not Afraid: The Hard Sayings of Jesus

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 01 May 2020 14:30:00 -0400

Are you and I disciples of Jesus or do we just happen to believe some Christian things?

In this episode, Fr. John invites us to ponder a set of Jesus’ difficult sayings and encourages us to pray for the faith of a child.

To listen to the homily by Bishop Daniel Flores mentioned in today’s podcast, please visit here.

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Episode 51: Be Not Afraid: The Massive Impact of St. Paul

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 -0400

A look at St. Paul’s vision for parish life will both surprise and inspire you!

In this episode, Fr. John reflects upon the life and work of St. Paul and invites us to both renew our minds and thoughts about what parish life is supposed to be.

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Episode 50: Be Not Afraid: The Grace of a Pierced Heart

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0400

Dare to ponder the chasm between God’s love and our own.

In this episode, Fr. John invites us to behold the heart of God that has so loved us and to respond today in the manner He deserves.

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Episode 49: Be Not Afraid: That None Should Be Lost

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Looking for a safe refuge? Hide yourself in God’s mercy!

In this episode, Fr. John invites us to bask in what God has revealed both in today’s gospel and through St. Catherine of Siena whose feast we celebrate today.

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Episode 48: Be Not Afraid: Miraculous Bread From Heaven

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

What is it? Understanding what the Eucharist is and what it is not.

In this episode, Fr. John offers a brief biblical teaching on the Eucharist.

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Episode 47: Planning for Your New Parish Normal

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400

What to Do When Nothing’s Normal?

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary speak primarily to pastors about prayerfully discerning creative ways they can pastor their spiritual children as we enter into a new normal for parish life.

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Episode 46: Be Not Afraid: Eyes Fixed on Jesus

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

What do you do when life feels like the beaches of Normandy in 1944?

In this episode, Fr. John unpacks today’s Scripture from 1 Peter, encouraging us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, crucified and risen.

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Episode 45: Be Not Afraid: God Is Faithful to His Promises

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Why are Jesus’ promises often not enough for us?

In this podcast, Fr. John dives into the Word of God and speaks to the promises God has made to be with us always.

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Episode 44: Be Not Afraid: What Does a Priest Do?

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Do you know what Jesus is doing right now? He’s making intercession for us!

In this episode, Fr. John unpacks for us today’s Collect prayer and what it is Jesus is doing right now on our behalf before the Father in heaven.

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Episode 43: Be Not Afraid: The Father Loves You!

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Feeling like you don’t measure up? You're loveable just as you are!

In this episode, Fr. John invites us to let go of any nagging fears we have that we have to earn the Father’s love.

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Episode 42: Be Not Afraid: Conversations with God

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400

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?

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400

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

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0400

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 29: A Holy Week Unlike Any Other

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Looking for some ways to celebrate Holy Week at home? There’s a lot you can do to make the most of these great days.

In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we’re about to celebrate.

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Episode 28: Be Not Afraid: Hungry?

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Is the Lord awakening within you a renewed desire for the Eucharist? In these days of waiting, trust He will sate your hunger.

In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.

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Episode 27: Be Not Afraid: Probing, Petition, and Praise

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

What are you wrestling with in the midst of the pandemic? Bring your struggles before the Father and don’t forget to praise Him!

In this episode, Fr. John breaks open Jeremiah 20:10-13 and applies the Word to our lives in these days of trial and suffering, exhorting us to praise God, the One who rescues.

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Episode 26: Be Not Afraid: History and Tapestries

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0400

Wondering if God knows what’s going on and if He even cares? Even amidst a pandemic, God can and will bring great good from it.

In this episode, Fr. John opens up Sacred Scripture to show us how God steps onto the stage of human history in the Person of Jesus and by His death and resurrection releases us from sin and death and calls us to be agents of re-creation.

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Episode 25: Be Not Afraid: Repentance to Restoration

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

How is God’s restoration project coming along in your life in these late days of Lent? Remember, you’re a beautiful masterpiece and He wants to recreate you to be all you are meant to be.

In this episode, Fr. John returns to an image he shared early in Lent and talks about how the pandemic may be revealing the cracks, chips and flaws in our lives and reminds us that God is in the restoration business.

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Episode 24: Be Not Afraid: Jesus is Lord!

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Looking for certainty in these uncertain days? Here’s a few questions to take to prayer. Just wait until you hear the answers!

In this episode, Fr. John poses a set of questions to us around who Jesus is and what He was doing on the Cross.

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Episode 22: Be Not Afraid: Story time with Fleming Rutledge

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Does everything seem different this Lent? Perhaps it's because the Lent we receive is often far better than the Lent we choose.

In this episode, Fr. John shares a rich reflection from Fleming Rutledge’s book, The Undoing of Death, inviting us to prepare for Holy Week like never before.

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Episode 21: Be Not Afraid: A Lesson from Turkeys

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400

What can creation teach us about God and worship?

In this episode, Fr. John encourages us to find a way today to get in front of the Lord and render unto Him what He is due.

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Episode 20: Be Not Afraid: The Importance of the House Church

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0400

Want to learn how families can celebrate the upcoming holy days together at home? These days are an opportune time to step into the role as the first teachers of the faith.

In this episode, Father John helps to equip parents to celebrate the upcoming holy days at home with their families.

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Episode 19: Be Not Afraid: Mary Wasn’t

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Want to be great? Reach out to someone today with kindness and let the Lord write history through you!

In this episode, Fr. John speaks about Our Lady on this Solemnity of the Annunciation and reminds us that Mary was born for her time and we were born for these times.

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Episode 18: Be Not Afraid: God is Our Refuge and Strength

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0400

What storms are raging in your life during this pandemic? Let God quell them with His presence.

In this podcast, Fr. John reflects on Psalms 46 and invites us to place before the Lord our anxiety, unrest, and fear and to experience anew who God is.

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Episode 17: Response: What Should You Give to Someone Who Rescues You From Death?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0400

In today’s podcast, Father John, Nick and Mary discuss what is the appropriate response to all that Jesus has done for us.

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Episode 16: Be Not Afraid: The Primacy of Parents as Pastors

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 19:00:00 -0400

What time will your domestic church gather today?

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Episode 15: Be Not Afraid: Jesus Has the Vaccine for the Real Virus!

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400

Our race got infected with Sin and Death and only Jesus has the cure, the remedy. How should we thank Him today?

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Episode 14: Be Not Afraid: Plans Changed?

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400

St. Joseph is the model for these times when all of our plans get turned upside down.

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Episode 13: Be Not Afraid: God’s Word is Food!

ACTS XXIX — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Even though most of us are unable to be nourished by the Eucharist, God is still offering us His spiritual food through His Word.

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Episode 12: Be Not Afraid: Forgive!

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:00:00 -0400

The gospel today encourages us to use this surreal time to understand not only how much God has forgiven us, but how absolutely essential it is to forgive one another no matter what.

Be Not Afraid Series: Forgive!

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Episode 11: Be Not Afraid: God's Word in Uncertain Times

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Fr. John speaks about what God may be saying to us in these unprecedented days, inviting us to identify the idols in our lives and encouraging us to repent, make reparation and be witnesses to others so as to bring hope to the world.

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Episode 10: Rescued, Part Two: What Difference Does It Make?

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we finish breaking open the third part of kerygma, where we talk about the death and resurrection of Jesus and the difference it makes in our lives.

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Episode 9: Lenten Bonus: Week Two

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400

In this bonus podcast, Fr. John speaks a word of hope in these uncertain times.

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Episode 8: Lent, Week One Bonus: An image to consider for the season of Lent.

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 11:00:00 -0500

In this brief reflection, Father John offers us an image to consider praying with to help us in these first days of Lent.

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Episode 7: Rescued, Part One: God’s Shocking and Unexpected Response to Sin

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we begin to break open the third part of kerygma, which we entitle, “Rescued: God’s Shocking and Unexpected Response to Sin."

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Episode 6: Lenten Bonus

ACTS XXIX — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:00:00 -0500

Father John prepares us for Lent by inviting us to answer six crucial questions to take to prayer.

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Episode 5: Captured: What the Hell Happened?

ACTS XXIX — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we begin to break open the second part of kerygma, which we simply entitle, ‘captured’ or more directly, ‘what the hell happened’ and we mean it. This is what we might call the bad news without which the gospel seems to be just news and not good news. But because the bad news is so bad, the gospel is indeed extraordinary news. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

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Episode 4: Created: Your Image of God Is Too Small

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we begin to break open the first part of the kerygma, which we simply entitle ‘created.’ The grace to ask for in pondering the first part of the kerygma is wonder and trust as we consider how big God is. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

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Episode 3: Why Aren't More Catholics Overwhelmed by the Gospel?

ACTS XXIX — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we talk about why more Catholics aren’t overwhelmed by the gospel and sets the table to break open the kerygma in the next series of podcasts. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

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Episode 2: BONUS: The Gospel is Power

ACTS XXIX — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0500

In this podcast, Fr. John Riccardo, Nick Jorgensen, and Mary Guilfoyle talk about the importance of understanding that the gospel is power, most especially as we prepare to preach the gospel this Christmas.

Disclaimer: this episode is a bit longer than our typical episode given the topic and the nearness of Christmas.

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/why-are-catholic-homilies-so-short-and-light-on-scripture
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-catholic-homily

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Episode 1: A Crisis of Hope

ACTS XXIX — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 08:30:00 -0500

In this inaugural podcast, ACTS XXIX tackles the questions who are they, what do they do, and why and intending in the process to instill hope in the Lordship of Jesus and your unique role in the world today. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/why-are-catholic-homilies-so-short-and-light-on-scripture
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-catholic-homily

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Promo: You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

ACTS XXIX — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:15:00 -0500

Fr. John Riccardo introduces the new ACTS XXIX podcast, "You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo."
#YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

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