God's Playbook

Send us Fan Mail In today's podcast, we look towards the scripture reading. More specifically we look towards the Gospel towards the end. Peter's desire to follow Jesus should be our desire too. It's God or Nothing. Let's dive deeper as we explore this more in today's podcast alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links b...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode focuses on Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, one of the first friends of Jesus who was called by name. He is often a lesser-known figure among Jesus’ Twelve Apostles whose feast day is August 24th. He is also known as Nathaniel. St. Bartholomew's importance as an apostle, his life, and as a martyr,  can inspire today's Christians. Let's learn more along...

Send us Fan Mail Today we look at the first reading taken from the prophet Ezekiel. What does it mean to have dry bones? Am I walking around like a zombie, being spiritually dead? God wants us to be motivated, and touched by His words, as His words have power. Let's learn more on today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be rich by sharing? In today's episode, we continue looking toward the Gospel, hearing the theme of Jesus talking about how difficult it is for rich people to get into Heaven. Let's dive deeper today in the scriptures alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsp...

Send us Fan Mail Today in the Gospel we hear about the Rich man asking Jesus, what must I do to obtain eternal life? Jesus says, sell what you have and give it to the poor. What are everyday things that we are attached too? Today, let's talk about attachments as we explore them more in today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using a...

Send us Fan Mail Today we look towards the readings taken from mass, specifically the gospel. We hear in the accounts taken from St. John of how Jesus spoke of the Eucharist. When was the last time you thought about living forever? Living forever is something we should think about, not because of our age, but because of our call. What does this mean? Let's explore further alongside Fr. Rico S...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to live a virtuous lifestyle? Today's podcast builds upon the reading taken from Ezekiel. The act of living a virtuous lifestyle is an expectation of us from God. We do not get to live our lives for ourselves, rules help to keep chaos out of our lives and to keep our moral compass focused on heaven. Let's learn more today as we dive deeper alongside Fr....

Send us Fan Mail Today's topic might apply to you, "Doing things we don't like to do." What are small tasks that you don't like to do? Examples include taking out the trash, washing the car, and cleaning up after our family. But how does this relate to religion? This can be a way of offering little sacrifices to God. Are there things we are willing to do for others, for Je...

Send us Fan Mail "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour."  What beautiful words Mama Mary says. The difference between the Assumption of Mary and the Ascension of Jesus is that Jesus ascended into heaven by His own power as the Son of God. Mary, however, was assumed into heaven by the power of God, which underscores her special role as the Mother of God. Le...

Send us Fan Mail Today the Church celebrates the Feast Day of St. Maximilian Kolbe. St. Maximilian Kolbe exhibited Jesus' words right to the very end, "There is no greater love than to lay down your life for a friend." St. Maximilian Kolbe was a war prisoner and preached the Gospel in the concentration camps in Auschwitz. Let us learn more about this beacon of hope in today's p...

Send us Fan Mail In today's reading, we hear Jesus say, I am the bread of life. Jesus teaches us the importance of belief in him and the Eucharist. What comes to mind when we hear these words? Let's dive deeper into the readings in today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.bu...

Send us Fan Mail The Lord teaches us to take a day off. How do we spend our day off? What is important as a follower of Jesus is to ask God to help us to have a good work-life balance. We don't need to feel guilty on our day off to take it easy. Let's discuss this more alongside Fr. Rico in today's podcast.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we ask how do we care for one another. In our daily greetings with one another, Jesus is calling us to live authentically.  What does this mean?  Are we exhibiting the Light of Christ? Let's discuss this more alongside Fr. Rico in today's episode! Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout....

Send us Fan Mail Today we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Dominic. St. Dominic is known for starting the Dominican Order. He was known for his preaching. He is the patron saint of Astronomers and natural scientists. St. Dominic had a strong devotion to Jesus and turned to the Lord for strength in the good times and the bad. Let's learn more about St. Dominic in today's podcast episode. St...

Send us Fan Mail Where are we in the middle of this week? Are our batteries drained? Or are we in a state of Go, Go, Go! Sometimes we need to step back and break down our week, which we can also do with our spiritual life. Sometimes we are at the point where we need to Ask God to help us recharge our batteries. Where do you stand today? Let's discuss this more in today's podcast episode....

Send us Fan Mail Today we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. What is the transfiguration? We hear how Jesus' clothes became dazzling white. What's important to identify is that Jesus was between Moses and Elijah on top of the mountain. In today's podcast episode, let's explore and further discuss the transfiguration alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Tha...

Send us Fan Mail Today we build upon one of the statements Jesus says in today's Gospel. What is Food for eternal life? What does it mean when we ask God to give us this day our daily bread? We aren't talking about a physical bread but the bread of eternal life—the Eucharist. Let's learn about this more as we discuss this alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening...

Send us Fan Mail Today on God's Playbook we explore the importance of a parish. As the saying goes, "Home is where the heart is." That is why we should most definitely have a home base of a parish. Do we have a community we can call our home away from home? Let's talk about this more alongside Fr. Rico in today's episode.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support...

Send us Fan Mail Do you talk to your local parish priest? Is he a positive role model for you? Who is your favourite priest? It might be your current pastor or maybe it was someone who influenced you growing up. Are we praying for our priests? In today's podcast episode, let's discuss this more with Fr. Rico.  Thank you, Fr. Rico for all that you do. Support the show Thank you for listen...

Send us Fan Mail Today we look back on our daily blessings that God has given us. Sometimes we look at summer and see that it flies by so fast. But how did we spend our time? Did we make changes? Perhaps we had some hardships in July. Let's discuss this more in today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico.  St. Francis of Loyola... pray for us. Support the show Thank you for listening! Sup...

Send us Fan Mail Today we celebrate the feast day of Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus valued friendship and for Jesus to value friendship goes to show that we also should value our friendships. We see through Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, that their relationship with Jesus was solid and long. Are there people in our lives that we see as family members but aren't blood-related? How can...

Send us Fan Mail As we conclude our mini-series, we look at Jesus of History. We have our friend of the podcast Fr. Chris Kulig here with us as we continue dialouging and exploring who is the Historical Jesus. Today we explore Jesus on moral laws and parables. Let's find out more as we listen and tag along with Fr. Rico and Fr. Chris.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us usin...

Send us Fan Mail Today we continue exploring the question, Who is the Historical Jesus with our special guest Fr. Chris Kulig. As we look towards Fr. Meier's second and third books 'A Marginal Jew' we explore Jesus' message, miracles, and contemporaries. Let's go into a deep dive alongside Fr. Rico and Fr. Chris on today's podcast episode.  Support the show Thank you...

Send us Fan Mail Who is the Historical Jesus? Today we start a mini-series pondering, questioning and answering this question. Alongside Fr. Rico we have a friend of the podcast Fr. Chris Kulig joining us as we explore who the Historical Jesus is. Let's find out more on today's podcast.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https:...

Send us Fan Mail Today on God's playbook we tackle the question of who can baptize? The normal ordinary minister of baptism is a deacon, a priest, or a bishop. What about cases in an emergency? Who can baptize then? Let's answer this in today's episode with Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprou...