God's Playbook

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...

Send us Fan Mail Today we answer the following question, what is Temptation? In a nutshell, temptation is when we are called to do something against God’s law. How do we deal with temptation when it arises? Temptation itself isn’t sinful but giving in to the temptation is. Let’s discuss temptation more in today’s podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Today on God's Playbook, we answer the question; What is Sin? Sin is an offence going against the law of God. How many types of sin are there? There are 2 types of sin, Mortal sin and Venial Sin. Sin is what blocks us from intimacy with God. Let us learn more and discuss sin in today's podcast alongside Fr. Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using...

Send us Fan Mail Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Mary Magdelene. She was a troubled woman until she met Jesus. It was a game-changing moment. The scriptures tell us that she was struggling with many demons. Mary Magdalene represents all of us. Let's discuss her more in today's episode alongside Fr. Rico. St. Mary Magdalene... pray for us. Support the show Thank you for listening!...

Send us Fan Mail Today we look towards the scriptures, specifically the Gospel. We hear Jesus telling his disciples to come to a deserted place. Every Sunday is the same as Jesus says to "come away to a deserted place." Every Sunday is meant to be like a little retreat. Let's learn more in today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Sup...

Send us Fan Mail Today on God's Playbook we ask the question, What did God tell Adam and Eve? Why didn't Adam and Eve keep obedient to God's commands? Let's unpack this on today's episode alongside Fr Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984653/support Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/godsp...

Send us Fan Mail Today we finish our mini-series in the three R's; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Today, we focus on the importance of recycling. It's shocking to hear how little people know what can and can't be recycled. Let's discuss this more in today's episode alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzspro...

Send us Fan Mail Today we continue talking about the three R's. Today we look towards the second R; Reuse. How much waste do we go through? How do we help the environment? Let's discuss this in today's podcast alongside Fr. Rico. Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links below: Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984653/support Ko-Fi: https://ko...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue talking about good citizenship, we begin a small 3 part mini-series on the three R's. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. We begin today with the first R-Reduce. What is God's expectation of us by reducing? Let's discuss this more in today's podcast episode alongside Fr. Rico.  Support the show Thank you for listening! Support us using any of our links b...

Send us Fan Mail Today we celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. We thank God for the impact of religious priests and sisters in the Carmelite community. As we celebrate the feast day, the Carmelites celebrated it on this day since the 13th century. Let us explore more about the feast day of Our Lady of Mount on today's podcast episode. Our Lady of Mount Carmel... pray for us. ...