Fr. John Riccardo's Podcasts

On January 23rd, Fr. Riccardo addressed the Bravehearts Men's Group of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion, MI. Father John's talk titled What Makes Kings from Slaves - Courage was also broadcast on his weekly radio program Christ is the Answer, which airs on the Ave Maria Radio Network.

Fr. Riccardo discusses What Does it Mean to be a Catholic School? in this installment for the Catholicism for Cradle Catholics series.

While reflecting on St. Luke's gospel account of St. Peter's encounter with Christ on the Sea of Galilee, Fr. Riccardo encourages the congregation to focus on coming to know who Jesus really is.

Fr. Riccardo encourages the congregation to practice piety in this homily from the 4 PM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel.

Fr. Riccardo discusses what it means to be a priest in this homily for the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.

In this talk for the Catholicism for Cradle Catholics series, Fr. Riccardo discusses what it means to be a prophet and addresses the role of the laity in evangelization. The St. Patrick prayer card referenced in this podcast may be downloaded here. The card was created by Jeanne Stevenson, owner of Card for His Glory.

In this homily for the Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Riccardo encourages the congregation to become "stars" for Christ. While reflecting on the readings of the day and on the lives of Mother Theresa and St. Patrick, Fr. John asks the audience to have the intention by the witness of their lives and by the words of their mouths to help others find Jesus.

In this homily for Christmas, Fr. Riccardo ponders the question "Why did Jesus come?"

While reflecting on the lives of St. Maximillian Kolbe and of St. Paul, Fr. Riccardo tells the congregation that we all have reasons to be joyful during this Advent season.

In this homily for the second Sunday of Advent, Fr. Riccardo reminds the congregation that we all have something to celebrate this Christmas.