You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo
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You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo
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. If you are blessed by our podcast, and wish to support...
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Episode 386: One of the Ways Scripture is Useful
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary share some of the key takeaways from the recent ACTS XXIX pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Paul and how we can li...
Episode 385: Becoming Ever More Human
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue to talk about transitions in parish life, only this time Fr. John asks Mary to speak about this from the p...
Episode 384: Farewells Are Not Easy
Given these days of ordinations and changes of assignments in parishes, Fr. John and Mary have a raw and honest conversation about the challenges that...
Episode 383: The Undoing of Babel
As we get ready for the great feast of Pentecost, Fr. John and Mary take a look at the opening prayer for Mass this Sunday, and discuss the Father’s d...
Episode 382: From Persecutor to Apostle
Fr. John and Mary conclude their Easter series on the appearances of the risen Jesus. This week they look at the appearance of Jesus to Paul.
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Episode 381: A Most Unexpected Question
Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on the appearances of the risen Jesus. This week’s episode breaks open the encounter between Jesus and...
Episode 380: God Wants His Family Back
Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on the appearances of the risen Jesus. This week’s episode breaks open one of the most remarkable of al...
Episode 379: A Word For Discouraged Disciples
Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on appearances of the Risen Jesus to disciples. Today, they look at Jesus’ encounter with the two disci...
Episode 378: One Word That Changed Everything
Fr. John and Mary continue their Easter series on select appearances of the Risen Jesus to disciples. Today, they pray with the appearance of Jesus to...
Episode 377: She Had to Have Been First!
Fr. John and Mary begin a series on various appearances of the Risen Jesus for the Easter season. On this Easter Monday, they consider the person many...
Episode 376: Stern Yet Hopeful
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary conclude their series on Jesus’ words to the seven Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at His dire...
Episode 375: Say Not “I Am Too Small”
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the seven Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ w...
Episode 374: Heart Failure
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ devas...
Episode 373: Don’t Drift
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation. Today, they look at Jesus’ words...
Episode 372: No Compromise
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Episode 371: He Sees You and He Cares
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and th...
Episode 370: An Exhortation and Encouragement from Jesus to Us As We Prepare for Lent
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and th...
Episode 369: What Does Jesus Want to Say to Us?
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary introduce a series on Jesus’ words to the 7 Churches in the Book of Revelation — Churches that are at one and the s...
Episode 368: What Are They Saying About Us?
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary offer a proposal to consider as a parish or church community for Lent based on this Sunday's Gospel from Matthew 5:...
Episode 367: Building For the City of God
In this episode Fr. John and Mary break open the richness found inside just one line in the prayer Jesus taught us, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be don...
Episode 366: Learning to Pray as We Say Our Prayers
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary start a conversation about how common it can be for many of us to let our prayers become mere words and begin to br...
Episode 365: An Invitation from God to Help Put His World Back Together
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary let everyone know when and how to register for ACTS XXIX’s big event of 2026: The Jesus Conference — Mobilizing the...
Episode 364: A Resolution That Will Change the World
In their first episode for 2026, Fr. John and Mary extend an invitation to consider so as to build momentum around a movement to bring hope and renewa...
Episode 363: The Holy Family Might Not Be What We Think
In this episode, in light of the Feast of the Holy Family, Fr. John and Mary talk honestly about family—the blessings, the wounds, and the ache many c...
Episode 362: Speechless
In this episode to prepare us for the great celebrations of Christmas, Fr. John and Mary attempt to put into words several ways to help us better unde...
Episode 361: Don't Box God In
For this 4th Sunday of Advent, Fr. John and Mary reflect on Joseph and John the Baptist as examples of people the Lord allowed to experience great con...
Episode 360: The Plan Is the Plan Until…
On this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Fr. John and Mary hold up our Lady as the model for radical trust and surrender to God, and di...
Episode 359: There’s Power in the Name of Jesus
As we continue our way through these first few weeks of Advent and our focus on the coming of the King, Jesus, Fr. John and Mary offer some thoughts a...
Episode 358: The Big Story
As we prepare for the 1st Sunday of Advent and the start of the Church Year, Fr. John and Mary step back and invite us to consider God’s design for cr...
Episode 357: Stand Before Jesus … Today
Father John and Mary invite us to reflect on and prepare for that real day when each of us is going to stand face to face in front of Jesus and be jud...
Episode 356: Creation Is On Tiptoe. Are We?
Fr. John and Mary invite us to learn a lesson from the beauty and wonder of creation all around us as we await the real and glorious day of the King’s...
Episode 355: The Temple That Is You
On this feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Fr. John and Mary explain what this feast is about, and then reflect on the readings assigned...
Episode 354: I Will Be There That Day
In this episode for All Souls Day, Fr. John invites Mary to share her experience of standing at the entrance of the valley of death, and what it was t...
Episode 353: He Listens, Do We?
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 34, highlighting the beautiful reality that God is the most attentive listener there is and encour...
Episode 352: Where Does Your Help Come From?
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 121 and invite us to breathe and reflect upon the steady assurance of God’s all powerful and lovin...
Episode 351: Praise Demolishes Discouragement
In this episode, mindful of so many things that are tempting us right now to discouragement, Fr. John and Mary discuss for what and how we can praise...
Episode 350: God’s Gym is the Book of Psalms
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how the Psalms help us to exercise various spiritual “muscles,” training us to get in shape and become the...
Episode 349: Seeking Consolation From God in a Troubled Time
In this episode, against the backdrop of all that’s taking place in our country, Fr. John and Mary seek God’s wisdom and help from His Word.
Episode 348: Praise the Lord, Who Lifts Up The Poor, That Is, Me.
In this episode, as Fr. John and Mary discuss Psalm 113, they reflect on how important it is to see ourselves as being among “the poor.”
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Episode 347: God’s Extraordinary Response to a Forgetful Race
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Psalm 78, the Psalm for this coming Sunday, encouraging us to teach to those entrusted to our charge the...