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 301: April 25, 2010-8AM Mass at OLGC
April 25th, 2010 | 8 mins 35 secs
In this homily from the 8 AM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Fr. Riccardo asks the congregation, "Why are you here?" Father John reminds the congregation that Jesus is the answer to every real and significant question that they ask.
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Episode 300: April 18, 2010-Noon Mass at OLGC
April 18th, 2010 | 12 mins 33 secs
While discussing John's gospel account of the rehabilitation of Peter, Fr. Riccardo reflects on the life of St. Peter. Fr. John reminds the congregation that the gospels were not written and proclaimed so that anyone will believe in the leaders of the...
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Episode 299: OLGC School-Human Sexuality Presentation
April 16th, 2010 | 1 hr 14 mins
On April 15th, Fr. Riccardo addressed the parents of OLGC school children regarding the curriculum for human growth and development education in the school. Principal Kay Reilly and Assistant Principal John Czaplicki also participated in the...
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Episode 298: Catholicism for Cradle Catholics-Abuse Scandal
April 16th, 2010 | 1 hr 2 mins
Fr. Riccardo discusses the Abuse Scandal in the Church in this installment for the Catholicism for Cradle Catholics series.
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Episode 297: April 10, 2010-4 PM Mass at OLGC
April 10th, 2010 | 11 mins 31 secs
Fr. Riccardo reminds the congregation that God loves to forgive in this homily for the Feast of Divine Mercy.
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Episode 296: April 3, 2010-Easter Vigil Homily
April 7th, 2010 | 15 mins 18 secs
In this homily from the Easter Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Fr. Riccardo reminds the RCIA candidates and the congregation that Jesus thirsts for each of us. Fr. John asks the congregation to take their eyes off the headlines of...
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Episode 295: March 28, 2010-Palm Sunday
March 28th, 2010 | 4 mins 40 secs
In this homily for Palm Sunday, Fr. Riccardo encourages the congregation to spend time this week reflecting on one of the gospel accounts of the Passion of Jesus.
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Episode 294: March 20, 2010-4 PM Mass at OLGC
March 20th, 2010 | 10 mins 55 secs
While reflecting on the gospel reading from St. John, Fr. Riccardo reminds the congregation that we were all cut off from God by sin and rescued by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. In preparation for Holy Week, Fr. John encourages the congregation...
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Episode 293: Parish Mission 2010-Turning Up the Flame-Wednesday Session
March 3rd, 2010 | 28 mins 18 secs
The 2010 parish mission concluded with the celebration of Mass on Wednesday evening. In his homily, Fr. Riccardo cites concrete examples of Catholics bearing witness to their faith and becoming light to others.
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Episode 292: Parish Mission 2010-Turning Up the Flame-Tuesday Session
March 3rd, 2010 | 1 hr 17 mins
In this presentation from the Tuesday evening session of the 2010 parish mission, Turning Up the Flame, Fr. Riccardo discusses obstacles to evangelization and offers some remedies to overcome these obstacles.
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Episode 291: Parish Mission 2010-Turning Up the Flame-Monday Session
March 1st, 2010 | 1 hr 10 mins
In this presentation from the Monday evening session of the 2010 parish mission, Turning Up the Flame, Fr. Riccardo discusses God's expectations for each of us.
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Episode 290: Parish Mission 2010-Turning Up the Flame-Sunday Session
March 1st, 2010 | 1 hr 14 mins
This is a podcast of the Sunday evening session of the 2010 parish mission, Turning Up the Flame.