You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo (ACTS XXIX)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary have a conversation with seminarian Jim Musgrave who is interning with ACTS XXIX this summer and talk about his journey into discerning the priesthood. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Your parish is probably broken and you might not know it! In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary continue with their series on their white paper and talk about why re-imagining parishes is so critical right now. To read ACTS XXIX's white paper, visit https://www.imaginethis.actsxxix.org/.

In this episode, since November is a grace filled time to pray for our departed loved ones, Fr. John and Mary break open what grieving as disciples of Jesus looks like. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the importance of and give examples of creating a culture of prayer. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

A refreshing and honest exchange between three priests who are deeply in love with Jesus! In this episode, Fr. John shares the mic with Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann from the Diocese of Cleveland and have an honest conversation about their journey to the priesthood, preaching, their joys and their challenges. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guests: Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann.

Father John prepares us for Lent by inviting us to answer six crucial questions to take to prayer.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the increasing hostility towards the Church in the light of Scripture. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

How does Jesus handle the fall of one of His chosen ministers? Today’s gospel shows forth His Mercy. In this episode, Fr. John unpacks today’s gospel and shows us how Jesus handles the fall of Peter and invites us to pray for the priests in our life.

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 mission@actsxxix.org (mailto: mission@actsxxix.org) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix (https://youtube.com/actsxxix)

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 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: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix (https://youtube.com/actsxxix)

In this extraordinary encounter with Archbishop Sample, we get a most encouraging and inspiring look at one of the Church’s great leaders today. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guest: Archbishop Alexander Sample.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary tee up a new approach to the podcast and dive into the First Reading for this coming Sunday's Mass. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at the Lord’s Word through the Prophet Isaiah and reflect on what God is looking for in us as disciples of His Son. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at the genealogy of Jesus that we'll hear on Christmas Eve and talk about why it is a source of such great hope for us right now. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

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 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: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix (https://youtube.com/actsxxix)

In this episode, we begin to break open the second part of kerygma, which we simply entitle, ‘captured’ or more directly, ‘what the hell happened’ and we mean it. This is what we might call the bad news without which the gospel seems to be just news and not good news. But because the bad news is so bad, the gospel is indeed extraordinary news. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about how Jesus is often mysteriously present to us even when we can't recognize Him and our need to persevere. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at Isaiah 50:4-7 and how God’s Word wants to prepare our hearts to enter ever more deeply into Holy Week by contemplating the outrageous love Jesus has displayed for us. Isaiah 50 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+50&version=NCB) Isaiah 41:8-16 Isaiah 42:1-9 Isaiah 44:1-5 Isaiah 44: 21-28 Isaiah 49:1-13 Isaiah 50:4-7 Isaiah 52:13; 53:12 Isaiah 61:1-3 ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

Are you in need of a reminder that the Church has always venerated the Scriptures even as She venerates the Body of the Lord? The Word of God is rich food! In this episode, Fr. John unpacks both yesterday’s and today’s Gospel and exhorts us to press into the Word of God and abide in the fellowship He’s inviting us to.

Fear not, little flock! In this episode, Fr. John encourages us to lean into the peace that only Jesus can bring in these days of great struggle and suffering.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about one of the most important and powerful signs of the resurrection of Jesus, one that drew countless people into the early Church, and could again today! Acts 4:32-35 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+4%3A32-35&version=NCB) To access our Spiritual Conversation booklets, visit actsxxix.org (https://www.actsxxix.org/). ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John, Mary, and Albert share some of the many graces so far experienced on a pilgrimage to Israel. Check out the video series at https://watch.actsxxix.org/journey-through-the-holy-land ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

Are you and I disciples of Jesus or do we just happen to believe some Christian things? In this episode, Fr. John invites us to ponder a set of Jesus’ difficult sayings and encourages us to pray for the faith of a child. To listen to the homily by Bishop Daniel Flores mentioned in today’s podcast, please visit here (https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/fr-john-riccardo-425/fr-john-riccardos-podcasts/poitd-6-homily-of-bishop-daniel-flores/266bc8a9-a7ea-4cbb-ad22-a2c6fcef5d35?country=US).

Want to be great? Reach out to someone today with kindness and let the Lord write history through you! In this episode, Fr. John speaks about Our Lady on this Solemnity of the Annunciation and reminds us that Mary was born for her time and we were born for these times.

Get ready, watch, prepare, the King is coming back! In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the season of Advent, encouraging us to be hopeful and yet sobered. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open three very practical ways to pray that can be applied in any context in order to know God's plan and where to concentrate our energy and attention. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, we begin to break open the third part of kerygma, which we entitle, “Rescued: God’s Shocking and Unexpected Response to Sin."

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on how necessary it is to pray for and desire wisdom, and consider the startling reality that the One who is wise desires us! ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, we begin to break open the first part of the kerygma, which we simply entitle ‘created.’ The grace to ask for in pondering the first part of the kerygma is wonder and trust as we consider how big God is. #YouWereBornForThis, #GodWantsHisWorldBack

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We are pleased to present this rerelease of Monday's podcast. Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the last 10 minutes of the original episode were inadvertently cut off. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding as we strive to deliver the best possible listening experience. This updated version includes the full content, ensuring you don't miss any part of our discussion. Thank you for your continued support and enjoy the episode. To order According to the Plan I Will Show You: Spiritual Conversations for Discerning God's Plan, visit our store at https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock#discernment-booklets ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary liken God's Word in its capacity to give hope and encouragement to how Radio Free Europe did the same for those living behind the Iron Curtain. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary offer some ways to pray deeply into these extraordinary mysteries we’re celebrating in this Octave of Easter. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

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 (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

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 (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the worst day in human history and why it is that God's response to this should fill us with great hope. Send notes, pictures, stories, videos and testimonies to Emilie emilie@actsxxix.org Genesis 3:9-15 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A9-15&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on what St. Benedict (the patron of Europe) might have to say to us as Catholics living here and now in the USA. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Father John and Mary reflect on how the Word of God can help us stay calm despite the headlines. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, Father John and Mary reflect on the Kingship of Jesus and the ramifications of that for how we speak about people and situations. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the simple but life-changing truth that Jesus is inviting us to friendship. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In lieu of a conversation with Fr. John, Mary invites us all to listen to a Christmas homily from Father John that has touched many deeply and changed the way we think about the Incarnation. https://stanastasia.libsyn.com/christmas-2018-midnight-mass-homily Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the impact of a book they’re reading entitled, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and the desire God has for all of us to live more authentically human lives. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Do you know, really know, how valuable you are to God? You are worth dying for! In this episode, Fr. John reflects upon his experience of celebrating Palm Sunday and invites us in these most holy days to ponder just how much we matter to God.

Fr. John has a new book coming out! In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about Fr. John’s new book, Rescued: The Unexpected and Extraordinary News of the Gospel. To order the book, visit Amazon (https://smile.amazon.com/Rescued-Unexpected-Extraordinary-News-Gospel/dp/1593253818/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rescued+by+fr+john+riccardo&qid=1597092693&sr=8-1). Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Wondering if God knows what’s going on and if He even cares? Even amidst a pandemic, God can and will bring great good from it. In this episode, Fr. John opens up Sacred Scripture to show us how God steps onto the stage of human history in the Person of Jesus and by His death and resurrection releases us from sin and death and calls us to be agents of re-creation.

What fruit will we offer to the Lord and the world? In this episode, Fr. John exhorts us, as we return to Mass, to bear rich fruit for the Lord and the world by way of our love and our speech.

The Church's Urgent Need for Courageous Leadership! In this episode, Fr. John welcomes Commander Kevin Haney, former US Navy fighter pilot and leadership and ethics instructor at the Naval Academy, to talk about the need for courage in these apostolic days in the Church. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guest: Commander Kevin Haney.

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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 (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, ACTS XXIX shares a homily delivered by Fr. John at the first Mass of newly ordained Fr. Christopher Epplett for the Diocese of Grand Rapids. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary welcome Dcn. Steve and USMC Major Sharon Sisbarro and have a conversation about how we can draw on some wise principles from the Marine Corp that easily apply to the Christian life. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guests: Dcn. Steve Mitchell and USMC Major Sharon Sisbarro.

In this episode, Father John and Mary break open God’s challenging word to us about the absolute importance of forgiveness. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

Enjoy a deeper dive into understanding the passion of Jesus by looking at Sacred Scripture and some rich commentary from the Early Church Fathers. In this episode, Fr. John shares some feedback from his listeners and speaks about how Sacred Scripture and the Early Church always understood the passion of Jesus.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary announce "Running Rescue: A Day of Equipping with ACTS XXIX" and invite people to save the date and consider joining them as they equip leaders to run The Rescue Project in such a way as to bring transformation. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In today’s podcast, Father John, Nick and Mary discuss what is the appropriate response to all that Jesus has done for us.

Does everything seem different this Lent? Perhaps it's because the Lent we receive is often far better than the Lent we choose. In this episode, Fr. John shares a rich reflection from Fleming Rutledge’s book, The Undoing of Death, inviting us to prepare for Holy Week like never before.

The Inspiration Behind the White Paper In this special episode, Nick Jorgensen interviews Fr. John about our white paper and what the Lord may be saying to us in these days in light of COVID-19.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open God’s words through Ezekiel and offer sobering and hopeful reflections on the day of judgment awaiting us all. ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

Have some questions for Jesus? These days present an opportunity to deepen our friendship with God through honest conversations. In this episode, Fr. John invites us to use these days to learn to talk more sincerely and honestly with God and to listen.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the absolute importance of wasting time with God. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, Father John and Mary build on a conversation that began last week and share with us practical ways to get vulnerable with God in prayer. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, ACTS XXIX shares a favorite and inspired homily from Bishop Daniel Flores given many years ago now on Jesus' crucial question, "Do you want to leave me too?" Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary return to “Cornelius’ house” in Acts 10, discuss the “Gentile Pentecost”, and offer a helpful prayer reflection that can allow the Holy Spirit to fall anew on us and heal our distorted understanding of God the Father and of us. Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+10&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

What is it? Understanding what the Eucharist is and what it is not. In this episode, Fr. John offers a brief biblical teaching on the Eucharist.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary pull back the curtain and share a bit about their ministry to priests and invite everyone to pray for them and think about ways they can come alongside their pastors to help encourage and support them. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the constant and ever more urgent need for unity in the Body of Christ and what we can do to help bring this about. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode Father John, Nick, Mary and Dcn. Steve wish the listeners a blessed Easter and Fr. John shares a word of hope. To watch this episode, please visit our YouTube page (https://youtu.be/ZkPtkH54cT4). Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guest: Dcn. Steve Mitchell.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary welcome Fr. Mark Moriarty from Ireland and together they break open the great grace that is the Sacrament of Confession that restores us to communion with God and one another. Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+13&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/) Special Guest: Fr. Mark Moriarty.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share the exciting news that The Rescue Project LIVE is coming to Columbus, Ohio in June and invite everyone to come. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary consider how Jesus on the cross fulfills the startling promises of the covenant made in the Old Testament. Exodus 24:3-8 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+24%3A3-8&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the momentous events of Acts 10, the story of the 1st Gentile to be baptized, and how much more is in Scripture than we might first realize. Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+10%3A+34-+43&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

Jump into the slingshot and let God mobilize you for mission! In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, Mary talk about the impact one person can have if they're attentive to the Holy Spirit’s inspiration. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the amazing power of God in us that most of us fail to tap into. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

SPECIAL EPISODE: A conversation with Fr. John and Dr. Scott Hahn In this episode of The Road to Emmaus, Scott Hahn and Fr. John Riccardo share the central role that Scripture has played in their lives, especially during quarantine. Discover how we’re called to encounter Jesus both in Scripture and the Eucharist, and be transformed. Special Guest: Dr. Scott Hahn.

How are you doing in this crisis? There’s never been a more important time to be honest and vulnerable with each other. In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary speak honestly about how they’re doing in this pandemic and try to model some conversations we can have in our own lives.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary encourage us to have a clear aim for the season of Lent, something by which we will know whether or not it was a fruitful season. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

Our race got infected with Sin and Death and only Jesus has the cure, the remedy. How should we thank Him today?

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary invite all of you to come alongside us in fervent prayer so that God can get His world back. ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary exhort us to understand that the same God who set apart Paul and Barnabas for ministry wants to do great things in and through us. To listen to the episode mentioned in this podcast, visit here (https://youwerebornforthis.fireside.fm/133). Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John, Dcn. Steve, and Mary have a conversation about how we can enter into Holy Week with a new understanding of what Jesus was doing on the cross. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guest: Dcn. Steve Mitchell.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary take a look at Mark 1:17 and see in it a remarkably simple yet powerful way we can bring Jesus' healing into the lives of those around us. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Looking for certainty in these uncertain days? Here’s a few questions to take to prayer. Just wait until you hear the answers! In this episode, Fr. John poses a set of questions to us around who Jesus is and what He was doing on the Cross.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary wrap up the series on healing and reflect on what the Lord calls our parishes to be. Sir. 3:2-6; 12-14 ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share a recent encounter and offer a practical application for this season of Lent and beyond. (Original Air Date: March 7, 2022) ====== Seeking to be even more encouraged and inspired? Follow our online streaming channel (https://watch.actsxxix.org). Visit us at our online site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly communications (https://www.actsxxix.org/subscribe) Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us!

Subordinate everything to prayer! In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about how prayer and work are not to be juxtaposed but rather subordinated to each other. Also, our new "Thoughts from the Trailer" weekly article is introduced! Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary encourage us to ask the Holy Spirit to impress upon us that God is always faithful to His promises. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

We are re-releasing this homily, "Something for Everyone," that Fr John Riccardo proclaimed on Good Friday in April 2019 because we think it is more relevant now than when it was originally released.

What time will your domestic church gather today?

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about how God both wants to heal us now and send us to be agents of healing to those around us. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Is Jesus in the Boat or Not? In this episode, Fr. John, Nick and Mary talk about the storms of life and unpack what the Word of God has to say about what the disciple can expect in this life. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about Father's new book, "Learning to Trust From Mary: Meditations on the Rosary" and in a particular way invite us to deepen our trust in Jesus through Mary's companionship. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr, John and Mary look at the ascension of our Lord and address a few things we might need to unlearn, a few things we might need to learn, and then apply this great solemnity to our mission as disciples today. Acts 1:1-11 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A1-11&version=NCB) ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this brief reflection, Father John offers us an image to consider praying with to help us in these first days of Lent.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue to discuss the transformation God wants to bring to our hearts so that we might be more conformed to Jesus and more credible witnesses in the world. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Dcn. Steve to the mic and discuss an insight and image Fr. John had in prayer and its application to how we think about why the parish exists. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo! Special Guest: Dcn. Steve Mitchell.

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their Advent series on healing in light of the upcoming Sunday 1st Reading, focusing this week on how the Lord desires and is able to bring healing to our families. 2 Samuel: 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,16 ====== Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX (https://www.actsxxix.org/)

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the transformational power of beauty. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

In this episode, Fr. John and Mary invite men and women to prayerfully discern whether the Lord is inviting them to join us in getting in shape spiritually and physically for the purpose of mission. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!

Are you in the right lane? In this episode, Fr. John, Nick and Mary have a conversation about how COVID-19 is providing us an opportunity to be reminded of our unique roles in the Church.

In this episode Fr. John and Mary talk about what holiness is through the lens of Our Lady's fiat. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! To learn more about ACTS XXIX, visit our site (https://www.actsxxix.org). Subscribe to our weekly article (https://mailchi.mp/actsxxix/subscribe). We've published our first book (https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn) with a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo!