

You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo
ACTS XXIX
Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle as we talk about anything and everything that has to do with reacquiring a Biblical Worldview. This podcast seeks to encourage and inspire our listeners with hope firmly founded in the Lordship of Jesus.
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Jul 19, 2021 • 33min
Episode 136: Gearing Up Mentally, Spiritually, and Physically for Battle
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.
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Jul 12, 2021 • 24min
Episode 135: Practical Support For Those On the Front Line
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about two grace-filled apostolates that offer practical prayerful support for our priestly brothers.
To listen to the episodes with Fr. Patrick Schultz and Fr. Ryan Mann, listen here and here.
To learn more about Seven Sisters Apostolate, visit here. [Email Jannette Howe](sevensistersapostolate@gmail.com).
To learn more about the Foundation of Prayer for Priests, visit here.
To order Katherine Beckman's book, Praying for Priests, visit here.
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Jul 5, 2021 • 16min
Episode 134: Bigger Than You Think
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.
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Jun 28, 2021 • 34min
Episode 133: The Heart of a Shepherd
In this extraordinary encounter with Archbishop Sample, we get a most encouraging and inspiring look at one of the Church’s great leaders today.
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Jun 21, 2021 • 20min
Episode 132: Do We Believe Lots of Christian Things or Do We Believe Jesus?
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?"
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Jun 14, 2021 • 19min
Episode 131: The Distinction Between My Story and The Story
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss a crucial distinction between our personal story and the story, the importance of stories in general, and some practical things we can do this summer to know the story more deeply.
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Jun 7, 2021 • 23min
Episode 130: Don’t Shadow Box!
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.
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May 31, 2021 • 31min
Episode 129: An Examination of Conscience Around 1 Corinthians 11
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the upcoming Feast of Corpus Christi and how this is a great week to do some self-reflection on our own lives as regards the Eucharist.
Books and articles mentioned in today's podcast:
In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart, The Journal of a Priest at Prayer, A Benedictine Monk
Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling, The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix
Dies Domini, The Holy Father John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithfule of the Catholic Church on Keeping the Lord's Day Holy
God is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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May 24, 2021 • 23min
Episode 128: How Do We Know it’s the Holy Spirit Guiding Us?
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary have a follow up conversation to last week’s episode and offer some practical wisdom on how to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit.
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May 17, 2021 • 23min
Episode 127: How Comfortable Would We Be in the First Century Church?
In this episode Fr. John and Mary talk about the normative experience of the early Church found in the Acts of the Apostles and pose a provocative question for all of us as we approach the Solemnity of Pentecost.
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