Open Doors: Conversations with Heart of the Father

 You'll be so blessed by the beautiful Susana de la Piedra. Born in Chile,  when she was a little girl,  Susana left her country to live in Brazil and then later in South Africa and Australia. Now back and raising a family in Chile, she has been instrumental in sharing the message of Unbound there. Susana, a nurse by profession, cares for her husband and five kids while ministering through th...

We're excited to introduce to you our good friend, Fr. Antonio Ritaccio. Fr. Antonio grew up the youngest of five children in an Italian Catholic family in Bedford, England, entered the seminary in 1990, and was ordained a diocese and priest for the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1999. Since then he's had many chaplaincy roles, including Westminster Cathedral College of Chaplains, Diocesa...

Today, we have a treat for you. We share a great talk that Matt Lozano gave at our last in-person Leadership Conference called The Kingdom is a Family . The gospel is a message of family. The gospel is the good news that the Father is inviting all to become members of His family. The gospel is covenant love offered to strangers. The gospel turns slaves into sons and daughters. The gospel ends divi...

What it's like to have a mom and a daughter share about Unbound ministry, looking back over many, many years and hearing about the fruit that it's produced in their lives? Meet Carolina Prada, originally from Costa Rica, now married and raising her family in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. She and her husband have a powerful conversion story and then the Lord led them to serve in Apape Stre...

Meet Fr. Charlie Garza. He's a Catholic priest and the pastor at St. Albert the Great in the Austin, Texas area.  Fr. Charlie attended one of our Unbound priest retreats recently and has become a friend. Listen as he shares candidly about his priestly call, his parish mission, and his desire to see others get set free to serve! Fr. Charlie on on his call: "Believe it or not,  one of the...

" And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. " Luke 15:20 The father saw the son coming from far off, not so close that he would recognize his face, but he saw the son's gait and his stature and he recognized him. There are two things there, one, that he recognized his son by just the outline of his body, and, and two, that he was looking for his son . As pare...

Today Matt has the privilege of introducing Father Mike Schmitz, Catholic priest, author, and speaker in the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota. He works with Ascension Press, has been featured in many study programs, and has been the primary personality involved in Ascension Presents with weekly YouTube offerings. He's the host of several podcasts including the very popular Bible in a Year Podcast...

Quite often at an Unbound conference, we’re asked if Unbound Ministry can be used with children. Neal’s first response is always that parents should receive so they really understand the Five Keys, but there's so much more to say to help parents minister to their children in this way.  Meet Sandi Lebel, an impressive servant of God and powerful force in the church. Hear some incredible storie...

Do you know your Heavenly Father? Do you know He longs to bless you? He has been waiting, looking, searching, longing for you.  Perhaps today as you look to Him, you will see the Father running toward you. He longs to whisper in your ear! He has a great plan for your life. You have a unique significance, there's a reason you were born, and there's a place for you in heaven! He wants to f...

Meet Joe and Becky Dougherty, prayer warriors and persistent missionaries, who are sold out for the Lord and for others. Join us as they share how God led them to  Unbound and now serve as a couple both near and far. You have to hear their amazing story of how the Lord brought them together, a wonderful Unbound moment. Be inspired by other stories of  God's presence changing lives and His mir...

Do you have a heart of compassion? Have you experienced deep freedom in Christ and long to share that with others? Do you long to give the good news of the gospel and the blessing of the Five Keys of Unbound to others? Join Rachel and Janet today as they touch on the practical ways and powerful reasons why ministering to others is a gift. Perhaps you've thought about getting trained in Unboun...

Meet Pastor Scott McKay, who is currently serving as a military chaplain for the 147th Attack Wing of the Texas Air National Guard in Houston. Scott encountered Unbound almost 20 years ago and has since used the Five Keys personally, with his kids, his church, and even the airmen on deployment. " I wanted to see the power of God...the demonstration of God's power through deliverance...(I...

Is renunciation new? And what do you mean by authority? Well, actually, renunciation is an ancient practice in the church,  where  since the third century at the time of baptism,  candidates before baptism would declare, "I renounce Satan, and all of his works, and all of his empty promises." This liturgical formula has been repeated through the years in many Christian traditions. Even a...

Join Jacqueline Harper and Allison Miller on a journey right back to the Father's Heart!  Listen as they share about overcoming parenting challenges and powerfully loving others.  Hear some of Allison's incredible stories and be inspired to be a gift to others.   I had worked through a lot of forgiving. I had had an inner healing prayer, I knew that I was called to forgive. I really did....

We're excited about today's podcast with Rachel and Fr. Steven Borello, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Joliet, IL, host of the Rooted in the Really Real podcast, and all-around amazing priest.  "I found that the keys have been a gift to be able to use and walk with, even in my own story... I began in 2015 with (Unbound) training, and then little by little using it and prac...

Most of us know the importance of forgiveness,  for peace of mind, for an improved sense of self, and even for physical health. As Christians, we know that we are called to forgive , as God has forgiven us through His Son Jesus. But why is it so hard to forgive ? Often people want to forgive or know they should forgive but end up failing to forgive from the heart. What are those things that keep y...

What exactly is forgiveness? Why is it even important? Where does it come from? How can we truly forgive if someone has really wronged us? Why does it matter that we forgive from the heart? If I forgive someone, do I have to be reconciled to them? Join Matt and Jenn (married couple and parents of FIVE great kids) as they talk about forgiveness. Hear about the great mercy and love that the Father d...

Have you ever experienced something that was so amazing that you just found yourself repeating a word over and over, as this something was so astounding, so beautiful, so overwhelming that you simply couldn’t really find the words to describe it? When we're faced with the holiness of God, it's truly indescribable. So how do we describe it?  How do we approach this HOLY God?  How could we...

Don't miss Rachel Lozano and Gosia Wójcik as Gosia shares an incredible testimony about how the Lord called her to forgive, even in a most difficult circumstance.  " Just saying, 'Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they're doing.' It was a real choice for me because I felt completely justified in saying they should be punished for this. Yet I knew I had to choose...

In today's episode, Matt and Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB will be discussing Unbound Ministry and the Sacrament of Confession. How do these two powerful ministries fit together? This episode will be of great interest to Catholic priests, or any Catholic, and really anyone at all who's interested in conversion. Fr. Boniface Hicks is a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey and a Catholic...

Are you excited today?  Well, we are. Today  Matt and Jenn are going to continue with the theme for the month: repentance. Learn how repentance is a gift as Matt and Jenn share personal stories of their lifelong processes of going deeper with repentance and faith as well as highlight an incredibly insightful reflection and the connection between grief and repentance through Neal's TIp #6 on R...

Invitations are great, whether an invitation to dinner,  a birthday party,  or even a wedding. But did you know that God is always inviting us to go deeper, to know His love more fully, to enjoy a richer feast with Him? He longs to bless us beyond our expectations! In Mark 1:15, when Jesus leaves the desert, he begins His public ministry with this proclamation, "The time has come. The kingdom...

Meet Miriam Wright. You will never forget her! If you have ever doubted the power of the gospel, listen to this podcast. If you have ever felt that Jesus came to save sinners, but you are not blind, lame, or broken, listen to this podcast. Listen to this podcast. Jesus has something just for you today! "Because I found for me, Unbound was the way to access the power of the gospel in a way tha...

Join Neal and Jacqueline as they welcome Donna Drennen, LCSW  and mother of six who runs a busy private practice in Philadelphia. Listen as she shares her experience of how Unbound and therapeutic counseling often go hand in hand.  "The more I continue to explore therapy and practices, it's more and more clear to me how psychologically sound the Five Keys are. They fit well into therapy...

We hear people talk a lot about freedom, but what is freedom really? Many say that freedom is the ability to make a choice. So we might call that freedom from tyranny. "As long as no one's telling me what to do,  I'm free." The problem with that view is that it's kind of neutral.  All choices are equally valuable. Yet we know that's not really true. Some choices lead...