You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

As we turn the page on the calendar, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the manifestation of Jesus as the true King of all the world and offer a practical thought to consider for our new year’s resolutions. Isaiah 60:1-6 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mi...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary address the fact that Christmas is not an escape from reality but rather the celebration that God has come to fight for us. Isaiah 9:1-6 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagr...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the extraordinary ways Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus, and how some prophecies we’re still waiting to see fulfilled are not only right around the corner but will be beyond anything we can imagine. Micah 5:1-4a Book referenced, “Come Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting” by Mother Mary Francis Connect with us and our community...

Zephaniah 3:14-18a In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open what joy is and is not and why and how we as disciples of Jesus should be marked by it. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Face...

Why can we have hope in the middle of calamitous situations? Because God is good, He is faithful and He acts. In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at the disaster that had befallen Israel at the time of Baruch, how God rescued them, and what that has to say to us here and now. Baruch 5:1-9 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ miss...

Jeremiah 33:14-16 What is Advent really all about? How are we supposed to be living and feeling in these days? What is the Word of God saying to us? In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the fact that the best is not in the past — it’s yet to come; for God is faithful and nothing is impossible for Him. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us v...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the hopeful news that the world is ultimately in the hands of a Sovereign King who is good, has no rival, proven His love for us by laying down His life, and who calls us even now to help transform authority until He returns and makes all things new. Daniel 4:13-14 EXAMEN FOR LEADERS: Would people say that I am a leader for their sakes? Do I surround m...

Given how November is a month to both pray for our faithful departed and to contemplate our own death, Fr. John invites Mary to share the lessons the Lord taught her some years ago when she was gravely ill. Scripture Passage: Daniel 12:1-3 Steubenville Conferences: https://steubenvilleconferences.com/ Seven Sisters Apostolate: https://sevensistersapostolate.org/ Connect with us and our community o...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the encounter between Elijah and the widow of Zarephath and how it reveals something about God, something about this woman, and something to take to prayer ourselves. 1 Kings 17:10-16 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mo...

Deut. 6:2-6 In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the need to constantly tell the story of who God is, what He has done for us, and why it’s only right and just to thank and praise Him. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.a...

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-9 St. Augustine's Commentary Excerpt on Psalm 109: God is faithful. He has made himself our debtor, not by receiving anything from us but by promising us so much. The promise alone was not enough for him: he wanted it in writing, so that he could be held to it, practically entering into a contract with us that listed the promises he was making. In that way, when he began t...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary tackle a common misconception of God, how Jesus wants to shatter that, and as He does so reveals the heart of the Gospel: You Matter! Isaiah 53:10-11 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxi...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary recount several overwhelming experiences from the recent mission in Los Angeles and how the saints, both in heaven and on earth, can inspire us to become saints ourselves. Scripture: Wisdom 7:7-11 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX -...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary tackle one of the most important, and most misunderstood, passages about man, woman and marriage. Genesis 2:18-24 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how great leaders, like Moses, are humble stewards of God’s gifts, eager to share the responsibility with other great leaders. Scripture: Numbers 11:25-29 rescueproject.us/challenge Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobiliz...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on something that perhaps many fail to think about: the courage Jesus showed in knowingly running into all that was coming His way out of love for each of us by name so as to rescue us from Death. The Rescue Challenge continues. Visit rescueproject.us/challenge Scripture Passage: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Connect with us and our community on our websites and soc...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary struggle to put into words the inexpressible reality of Jesus’ passion foreshadowed in Isaiah that we will hear this Sunday. Scripture: Isaiah 50:5-9a Visit rescueproject.us/challenge to sign up for the Rescue Project Challenge that begins tomorrow, September 10. Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [...

Synopsis: In this episode, living amidst the most anxious generation of all time, Fr. John and Mary reflect on Isaiah’s encouraging, timely and healing words from God: Be strong! Fear not! Scripture passage: Isaiah 35:4-7a Beauty of Hope from Good News Conference, 2022 https://watch.actsxxix.org/videos/the-beauty-of-hope The Rescue Project Challenge: https://rescueproject.us/challenge/ Connect wit...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary return to their regular format of breaking open the First Reading for Mass this upcoming Sunday and discuss opportunities to make our homes places where the world meets the Church. Join the Rescue Project Challenge at rescueproject.us/challenge Follow along with us on social media: @ acts.xxix & @ the.rescue.project ====== Have a comment about this podcast? C...

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their four-part series and discuss a fourth critical question to take to prayer in order to be every freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open part three of a four part series and discuss a third crucial question to bring to prayer in order to be ever freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX

In this episode Fr. John and Mary break open part two of a four part series on specific questions to take to prayer in order to be freer for the mission God wants to work in and through us. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary begin another series of four prayer conversations between ourselves and the Most Holy Trinity, all geared towards our ever greater freedom for the mission Jesus wants to work in and through us. www.actsxxix.org/adventguide ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their four-part series on changing the way we make decisions and break open how to pray with the mindset of a general in order to prayerfully discern what most needs to happen now. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary resume their series on four spiritual conversations to have with the Lord so as to forever change the way we make decisions in our marriages, parishes, schools, dioceses and more. This week focuses on the sobering reality that “the enemy gets a vote.” ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX