Displaying items 21-30 of 377 in total of You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo with the tag "christianity".
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Episode 358: The Big Story
November 24th, 2025 | 24 mins 29 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
As we prepare for the 1st Sunday of Advent and the start of the Church Year, Fr. John and Mary step back and invite us to consider God’s design for creating the human race so as to better understand the mission that belongs to us all as the Church.
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Episode 357: Stand Before Jesus … Today
November 17th, 2025 | 28 mins 44 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Father John and Mary invite us to reflect on and prepare for that real day when each of us is going to stand face to face in front of Jesus and be judged by Him who is the King of the Universe and hear one of two things.
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Episode 356: Creation Is On Tiptoe. Are We?
November 10th, 2025 | 24 mins 29 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Fr. John and Mary invite us to learn a lesson from the beauty and wonder of creation all around us as we await the real and glorious day of the King’s return.
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Episode 355: The Temple That Is You
November 3rd, 2025 | 29 mins 16 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
On this feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Fr. John and Mary explain what this feast is about, and then reflect on the readings assigned for this feast in general, before highlighting several key themes in Psalm 46.
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Episode 354: I Will Be There That Day
October 27th, 2025 | 25 mins 19 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode for All Souls Day, Fr. John invites Mary to share her experience of standing at the entrance of the valley of death, and what it was that gave her strength at that time. They then invite us to ask ourselves if we know the Good Shepherd, and what we’re going to do today to get ready for the day of our death.
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Episode 353: He Listens, Do We?
October 20th, 2025 | 20 mins 35 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 34, highlighting the beautiful reality that God is the most attentive listener there is and encourages us to imitate Him.
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Episode 352: Where Does Your Help Come From?
October 13th, 2025 | 18 mins 47 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 121 and invite us to breathe and reflect upon the steady assurance of God’s all powerful and loving presence with us.
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Episode 351: Praise Demolishes Discouragement
October 6th, 2025 | 25 mins 45 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, mindful of so many things that are tempting us right now to discouragement, Fr. John and Mary discuss for what and how we can praise God, and what precisely praise can do to demolish discouragement.
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Episode 350: God’s Gym is the Book of Psalms
September 29th, 2025 | 32 mins 29 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how the Psalms help us to exercise various spiritual “muscles,” training us to get in shape and become the men and women God created us to be and that we want to be.
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Episode 349: Seeking Consolation From God in a Troubled Time
September 22nd, 2025 | 19 mins 26 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, against the backdrop of all that’s taking place in our country, Fr. John and Mary seek God’s wisdom and help from His Word.