

You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo
ACTS XXIX
Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle as we talk about anything and everything that has to do with reacquiring a Biblical Worldview. This podcast seeks to encourage and inspire our listeners with hope firmly founded in the Lordship of Jesus.
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Mar 18, 2024 • 27min
Episode 273: Weary? Jesus Has a Word for Us This Week
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at Isaiah 50:4-7 and how God’s Word wants to prepare our hearts to enter ever more deeply into Holy Week by contemplating the outrageous love Jesus has displayed for us.
Isaiah 50
Isaiah 41:8-16
Isaiah 42:1-9
Isaiah 44:1-5
Isaiah 44: 21-28
Isaiah 49:1-13
Isaiah 50:4-7
Isaiah 52:13; 53:12
Isaiah 61:1-3
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Mar 11, 2024 • 27min
Episode 272: Stupendous Mercy!
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the only time the words “new covenant” appears in the Old Testament; in what the “newness” consists; and what Jesus means when He says His Blood is that new covenant.
Jer. 31:31-34
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Mar 4, 2024 • 23min
Episode 271: A Heart Wrenched Open!
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary take a look at the final words in the Old Testament and how they offer us encouragement and hope. No matter how far or how often we wander, His plan is not frustrated!
2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23
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Feb 26, 2024 • 22min
Episode 270: The Ten Gifts
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary consider the context of the ten commandments, God’s desire for us to be free, and a prayer exercise to remind us of all God has liberated us from.
Exodus 20:1-17
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Feb 19, 2024 • 29min
Episode 269: The Journey From Love to Trust
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary wrestle together with one of the most difficult and challenging Scriptures – the testing of Abraham, and propose something for us to do in these Lenten days so as to grow in our capacity to entrust ourselves and all those we love to the Father.
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
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Feb 12, 2024 • 31min
Episode 268: Preparing to Pledge Allegiance
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at the story of Noah and the flood and how this helps us understand what is going to happen in the lives of those preparing to enter the Church at the Easter Vigil as well as the promises we are all going to renew that same night.
Genesis 9:8-15
The Deed To My Life Prayer is located at 27:00 in this episode
The Deed To My Life can be found at the link below. Please download and share!
The Deed To My Life
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Feb 5, 2024 • 29min
Episode 267: Stop Ringing the Bell
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary welcome Fr. Mark Moriarty from Ireland and together they break open the great grace that is the Sacrament of Confession that restores us to communion with God and one another.
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
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Jan 29, 2024 • 32min
Episode 266: There is Another Side to the Tapestry
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on suffering, some of the things that Scripture has to say to us about it, and how to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus when we’re in the midst of it.
Job 7:1-4, 6-7
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Jan 22, 2024 • 33min
Episode 265: Terrifying Intimacy
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the 1st Reading for this coming week and how it can help us understand the importance of maintaining a relationship with God that is animated by both holy fear and profound intimacy.
Deut. 18:15-20
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Jan 15, 2024 • 26min
Episode 264: Open Heart Surgery
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary look at Jonah’s hatred and animosity towards those he wrongly considers his enemies and what the Lord might want to reveal to us in our day.
Scripture Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Link to Msgr. James Shea's SEEK talk: https://seekreplay.com/video/21
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