You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Do you think Jesus died for the ideal you? No, He died for the real you! In this episode, Fr. John invites us to allow God to touch the memories of our past sins and wounds, and to celebrate in these days all Jesus has done for us on the cross and to know that it’s possible to begin again. Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Do you know, really know, how valuable you are to God? You are worth dying for! In this episode, Fr. John reflects upon his experience of celebrating Palm Sunday and invites us in these most holy days to ponder just how much we matter to God.Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Looking for some ways to celebrate Holy Week at home? There’s a lot you can do to make the most of these great days. In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we’re about to celebrate. Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Is the Lord awakening within you a renewed desire for the Eucharist? In these days of waiting, trust He will sate your hunger. In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

What are you wrestling with in the midst of the pandemic? Bring your struggles before the Father and don’t forget to praise Him! In this episode, Fr. John breaks open Jeremiah 20:10-13 and applies the Word to our lives in these days of trial and suffering, exhorting us to praise God, the One who rescues.Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Wondering if God knows what’s going on and if He even cares? Even amidst a pandemic, God can and will bring great good from it. In this episode, Fr. John opens up Sacred Scripture to show us how God steps onto the stage of human history in the Person of Jesus and by His death and resurrection releases us from sin and death and calls us to be agents of re-creation. Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

How is God’s restoration project coming along in your life in these late days of Lent? Remember, you’re a beautiful masterpiece and He wants to recreate you to be all you are meant to be. In this episode, Fr. John returns to an image he shared early in Lent and talks about how the pandemic may be revealing the cracks, chips and flaws in our lives and reminds us that God is in the restoration business.Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Looking for certainty in these uncertain days? Here’s a few questions to take to prayer. Just wait until you hear the answers! In this episode, Fr. John poses a set of questions to us around who Jesus is and what He was doing on the Cross.Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

How are you doing in this crisis? There’s never been a more important time to be honest and vulnerable with each other. In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary speak honestly about how they’re doing in this pandemic and try to model some conversations we can have in our own lives. Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

Fleming Rutledge, author of 'The Undoing of Death', joins to discuss Lent and Holy Week preparations, exploring the dual nature of Palm Sunday liturgy, the significance of Christ's crucifixion, and the power of repentance and forgiveness in the narrative of Christ's victory over evil.