Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo

Dec 10 2024 99 ep. 7 mins 24
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Episode 99: On the Nearness of the Lord

Dec 10 2024 7 mins  
God is with us. The all-powerful Lord of heaven and earth, who humbled Himself to be born of the virgin, who suffered the shame of the cross, and who triumphed over Sin, Death and Satan, is with us. And He doesn’t just sit beside us, like a good friend, unable to do anything. He gives us grace, strength, and all that we need to endure, to persevere, to hang on, to trust, confiden

Episode 98: How to Partner For the Gospel

Dec 03 2024 9 mins  
The early Church won people to the Lord Jesus by being immensely attractive and by showing forth a different way of being human. It was usually only after those encounters with Christians that those who did not know God came into the Church to be baptized, feast on the Eucharist, and join the community of believers. It will almost certainly be the same now. ======= Have a comment

Episode 97: And For All

Nov 26 2024 6 mins  
Ours is a culture that often mistakenly equates greatness with things like money, fame, titles and other such things. The saints show us the truth. The truly great ones are the ones who love. As we enter into these Advent days, let us call upon the intercession of Blessed Solanus, and those others to whom we are especially close, that our love may increase and abound, in order that

Episode 96: Jesus’ Kingship and Our Sharing In It

Nov 19 2024 9 mins  
Revelation 1:5-8 These tasks and responsibilities of the king, all gloriously fulfilled in “Jesus Christ, ruler of the kings of the earth,” help to inform our understanding of what it means to participate in His Kingship and how we’re supposed to exercise that participation. In short, we are called to have our eyes and hearts wide open to those around us who are in need –

Episode 95: The Beauty of the Priesthood – Not What We Might Think

Nov 12 2024 10 mins  
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 This week, Hebrews tells us Jesus has made us “perfect.” This is a way of saying that as believers we have now become priests or, better, sharers in Jesus’ priesthood. This happened at our baptism. While I think most people are aware that baptism makes a person a priest, prophet and king, I don’t think most people understand the significance of these m

Episode 94: Breaking News

Nov 05 2024 6 mins  
Hebrews 9:24-28 God is always faithful. He knows what He’s doing. And He is the Author and prime Actor in all of history. These are the things that we need to keep our eyes fixed on. He has proven His love for us by going to the cross, defeating the enemies of the entire human race – Satan, Sin and Death. ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn

Episode 93: Sacrifice and Its Purpose

Oct 29 2024 7 mins  
Hebrews 7:23-28 Jesus’ loving sacrifice on the cross, offered once for all on Calvary, is sacramentally made present at each and every Mass. Unlike how some misunderstand this teaching, the Church teaches that Jesus’ sacrifice offered once for all is made present for us in an unbloodied manner, and then – wonder of wonders! – His Blood (and Body) are not sprinkled on us bu

Episode 92: Who in the World Is Melchizedek?

Oct 22 2024 7 mins  
Hebrews 5:1-6 The Bible, it has been said, is a library. That is not to say there isn’t one sacred Author of all the books – God – who is revealing both in word and deed. It is to say that the Bible is not a single genre but is rather made up of many different genres. Within the Bible is poetry, historical narrative, apocalyptic, psalms, and many other styles of literature.

Episode 91: Wait – Jesus Is a … Priest?

Oct 15 2024 16 mins  
All this is, indeed, extraordinarily beautiful. In prayer, you can contemplate this admirable love of God: Jesus "had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the service of God". He has accepted humiliation, suffering and death with immense generosity. Hebrews 4:14-16 ======= Have a comment about this

Episode 90: The Scrutinizing Power of the Word

Oct 08 2024 5 mins  
The saints knew that God had entrusted to them a mission in this life, a mission to both evangelize and go about the work of recreation and transformation of this world that He loves until Jesus returns and makes all things new. And while all the saints wrestled with sin (save our Lady), they eventually surrendered to His grace and became the true heroes of our race... Scripture: