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

  • Episode 740: Fatima Conference-Penance, Penance, Penance

    October 31st, 2017  |  31 mins
    fatima conference, fr. john riccardo, our lady of good counsel, sister irenaeus

    The First Saturday Devotion in Reparation for the Blasphemies Committed Against Mary’s Immaculate Heart

  • Episode 739: Fatima Conference-Fatima: Actualities and Events

    October 31st, 2017  |  42 mins 56 secs
    dr. william thomas, fatima conference, fr. john riccardo, our lady of good counsel

    Talk #3: “Fatima: Actualities and Events, 1917-2017,” Dr. William Thomas.

  • Episode 737: Fatima Conference-Have Nothing to Do with the Dragon

    October 31st, 2017  |  39 mins 27 secs
    fatima conference, fr. john riccardo, our lady of good counsel

    Talk #1: Have Nothing to Do with the Dragon, Fr. John Riccardo.

  • Episode 738: Fatima Conference-From the Cloud of Mt. Carmel to the Miracle of the Sun

    October 31st, 2017  |  49 mins 27 secs
    dr. robert fastiggi, fatima conference, fr. john riccardo, our lady of good counsel

    The Prophecy of Elijah Revealed

  • Episode 736: Fatima Conference-Opening Mass Homily

    October 31st, 2017  |  25 mins 36 secs
    fatima conference, fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel

    This is Fr. Riccardo's homily from the opening Mass for the Fatima Conference.

  • Episode 734: October 1, 2017-10 AM Mass at OLGC

    October 2nd, 2017  |  24 mins 19 secs
    fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel, reconciliation, unleash the gospel

    Fr. John Riccardo continues to breakdown Archbishop Vigneron's pastoral letter Unleash the Gospel in this homily from the 10 AM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Fr. John describes how a chance encounter with a gentleman on a golf course led to a life-changing encounter with Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. John remarks that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who goes looking for His lost sheep so that he may bring us back and save us from our pasts.

  • Episode 733: September 3, 2017-Noon Mass at OLGC

    September 5th, 2017  |  26 mins 6 secs
    homily, our lady of good counsel, r. john riccardo, unleash the gospel

    Fr. John Riccardo discusses some important events from his mother's life and the importance of absolution while beginning to breakdown Archbishop Vigneron's pastoral letter Unleash the Gospel.

  • Episode 732: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    August 16th, 2017  |  9 mins 56 secs
    fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel, solemnity of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary

    Fr. John Riccardo looks at the reasons why Pope Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption of Mary in 1950 and what Jesus might want to say to each of us as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

  • Episode 731: July 23, 2017-Noon Mass at OLGC

    July 24th, 2017  |  19 mins 1 sec
    fr. john riccardo, homily, mt 13:43, our lady of good counsel

    Fr. Riccardo reflects on his recent vacation in Utah while discussing the importance of changing the routines in our lives. Fr. John encourages the congregants to spend time reading the word of God while letting Him knead His truth, love and mercy in our minds, hearts and wills. Whoever has ears ought to hear (MT 13:43).

  • Episode 730: June 15, 2017-Homily from the School Mass Concluding the School Year

    June 20th, 2017  |  19 mins 29 secs
    fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel, school mass

    This is Fr. John Riccardo's homily from the school Mass concluding the 2016-17 school year.

  • Episode 729: June 8, 2017-Graduation Mass Homily

    June 20th, 2017  |  18 mins 31 secs
    fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel

    Fr. John Riccardo addresses the eighth grade graduating class of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School in this homily from the 2017 Graduation Mass while honoring Principal Czaplicki and Fr. John Simoneau.

  • Episode 728: June 10, 2017-4 PM Mass at OLGC

    June 12th, 2017  |  15 mins 48 secs
    fr. john riccardo, homily, our lady of good counsel

    Fr. John Riccardo preached at the 4 PM Mass honoring parish members completing their high school or college studies. Fr. John tells the graduates that happiness is only found through friendship with God and with each other. He encourages them to pray for great friends. He remarks that the foundational source of security is knowledge that God is good and that he will give what is needed. Fr. John concludes by tell the graduates that the commandments of God are not arbitrary, but were given out of love. He encourages the graduates to use their minds when their faith is under attack.