About the show
Selected homilies, presentations, and talks of Fr. John Riccardo as the Executive Director of ACTS XXIX and from when he was a Pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Parish in Plymouth, MI.
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Episodes
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Episode 448: RCIA Session 3-Jesus
December 9th, 2012 | 1 hr 35 mins
During the 2011-2012 instructional season, several Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) sessions at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church were recorded by Mr. Henry Root of Revelant Redundancy Recordings. These recordings will be published...
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Episode 447: Church Expansion Meeting
December 2nd, 2012 | 1 hr 42 mins
On November 30th, Our Lady of Good Counsel hosted a town hall meeting to present plans for an expansion project at the church. This podcast contains the audio recorded at that event. The podcast is approximately 1:43 minutes in length....
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Episode 446: December 1, 2012-4 PM Mass at OLGC
December 1st, 2012 | 13 mins 21 secs
Fr. Riccardo discusses death in this homily for the first Sunday of Advent. Fr. John is focusing his homilies for the Advent season on the Catholic Church's teachings on the last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell and purgatory.
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Episode 445: What About Them: Are They Going to Heaven Too?
November 28th, 2012 | 1 hr 31 mins
This year the Church celebrates the Year of Faith, giving us the opportunity to answer the question Jesus asks each of us, “Who do you say that I am?” Fr. Riccardo concludes the three-part series on Vatican II with this talk from...
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Episode 444: Memorial Mass for Prenatal and Stillborn Loss
November 25th, 2012 | 52 mins 57 secs
On November 20th, Fr. Riccardo presided at a memorial Mass for parents who have experienced the painful loss of a young child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other traumatic events. This is a podcast of the audio from that Mass with minimal...
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Episode 443: November 25, 2012-The Feast of Christ the King
November 25th, 2012 | 15 mins 8 secs
Fr. Riccardo reflects on judgment day in this homily from the 10 AM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
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Episode 442: Year of Faith-Where Do We Go From Here as a People of God?
November 8th, 2012 | 1 hr 10 mins
This year the Church celebrates the Year of Faith, giving us the opportunity to answer the question Jesus asks each of us, “Who do you say that I am?” Fr. Steve Mateja discusses the November election with this talk on Where Do We Go...
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Episode 441: November 3, 2012-4 PM Mass at OLGC
November 3rd, 2012 | 14 mins 44 secs
While reflecting on the gospel reading from St. Mark (Mk 12:28b-34), Fr. Riccardo reminds the congregation that every Sunday is a holy day of obligation. Fr. John encourages the congregation to come to Mass ready to engage the Lord...
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Episode 440: Series on Prayer-Session 3
October 24th, 2012 | 1 hr 15 mins
This year the Church celebrates the Year of Faith, giving us the opportunity to answer the question Jesus asks each of us, “Who do you say that I am?” Fr. Riccardo continues the three-part Series on Prayer with this talk...
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Episode 439: October 20, 2012-State of the Parish Homily
October 20th, 2012 | 12 mins 26 secs
Fr. Riccardo discusses the state of the parish in this homily from the 4 PM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
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Episode 438: Series on Prayer-Session 2
October 10th, 2012 | 1 hr 24 mins
This year the Church celebrates the Year of Faith, giving us the opportunity to answer the question Jesus asks each of us, “Who do you say that I am?” Fr. Riccardo continues the three-part Series on Prayer with this talk...
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Episode 437: October 6, 2012-4 PM Mass at OLGC
October 6th, 2012 | 11 mins 57 secs
Fr. Riccardo introduces and welcomes Monsignor John Baptist Ssebayigga from our sister parish of St. Kizito in Kampala, Uganda. Monsignor John discusses the parish of St. Kizito and the history of the relationship between St. Kizito and Our Lady of...