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Episode 166: Res Gestae
4d ago00:08:42Tap to summarizeNobody in Paul’s day said or thought that Caesar Augustus loved them and gave himself for them. But Paul said this about Jesus. Nobody in Paul’s day said or thought that the various gods of Rome truly cared for them and loved them. At best the gods were to be appeased by various sacrifices and rituals so as not to incur their wrath. But Paul’s contemporary and friend, John, could write the daring and unheard of words: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 165: Just Love
3w ago00:10:25Tap to summarizeWhen Paul writes that love bears all things he means that love “hides”, or “keeps confidential” certain things about others. George Montague, in his excellent commentary on this letter, offers a more poetic translation: “Love throws a cloak of silence over what is displeasing in another person.” Uh…this isn’t exactly what I do. Far too often, to my shame, I speak about and expose the things that are displeasing in others. And yet, Paul says we are not to do this. Once again, what an extraordinary thing that God doesn’t do this about us — can you imagine?! Give Jesus Back the Pen | Fr. John Riccardo & Ron Huntley | Huntley Leadership Podcast #224 Road to Renewal: How Faith, Vision, And Courage Are Fuelling A Church Comeback Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 164: Carrying You With Us On Pilgrimage
May 2700:05:15Tap to summarizeI’ve been fortunate to make this pilgrimage several times before, and it is indeed life-changing — or can be, if we will allow the Holy Spirit to guide us. Christians have gone on pilgrimage almost from the very beginning. We do things like this quite simply because God acts in history, in concrete time and space. Visiting and praying in places where He did wonders of old can serve to remind us that He wants to do them now in our time and space. ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 163: Praying the Familiar Becomes Unfamiliar Again
May 2000:06:49Tap to summarizeG.K. Chesterton once wrote, “It is our perennial spiritual and psychological task to look at things that are familiar until they become unfamiliar again.” This is so true. How have we become used to these mysteries we’ve been celebrating in the Easter season? How can it be that we find these realities…dry, boring, dull, of little to no real interest? Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 162: He Reigns
May 1300:06:49Tap to summarizeWhat, then, does it mean to say that Jesus “is seated at the right hand of the Father”? Most succinctly, it means He reigns. To profess in the Creed that Jesus is seated right now at the right hand of the Father means that Jesus, the God-man, Lord of the universe, is “in charge.” It means to profess that He holds the world, the Church, history, and each one of us in His hands. This position is rightfully His because by His loving self-offering on the Cross He defeated the powers of Sin, Death and Satan himself who had held the world captive since that dark day in Eden. ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 161: The Game Changer
May 600:08:20Tap to summarizeGod is not bound by trends. They mean nothing to Him. And thus, while we certainly don’t want to be unaware of them, they should mean more or less nothing to us. The Spirit of God is power. We are not orphans. The mission of the Church is not dependent on our own strength, our own wisdom, or our own initiative. It is the Father’s desire that His creation be rescued and renewed. That’s what Jesus began with His death and resurrection. That’s what the Church continues until that glorious day of the King’s return. ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 160: The Father Who Takes the First Step
Apr 2900:07:30Tap to summarizeIn listening to Jesus, in watching Him interact with people, and above all in His freely laying down His life for each one of us on the cross, the enemy is exposed as a deceiver and God is revealed to be a good Father, whom we can trust. Jesus repeats in many ways that He only does what He sees the Father do, and only says what He hears the Father say. Over 180 times He speaks explicitly of His Father in the Gospels. The Father is the Lord’s “one homily.” ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 159: The Scandal of Division
Apr 2200:10:33Tap to summarizeOur lack of unity in the Catholic Church is a scandal. Our lack of unity as Christians is a scandal. As a result of the division that exists within us as disciples of Jesus, those “sheep” who are living the nightmare that is life apart from God are hindered from knowing that God sent His Son out of love for us all, and hindered from knowing their true identity as beloved sons and daughters of God. As such they are easy prey for the one Jesus calls “the thief,” who comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 158: You Can’t Even Have Him
Apr 800:10:08Tap to summarizeThis story, once unknown to me, continues to be the most powerful testimony of God’s mercy I have ever heard. When I first heard it, it was as if I could see Hoess, this man who had done such unspeakable evil, firmly in the hands of the one Jesus calls “the strong man,” that is, the devil. Slowly, as I watched, Jesus – the Stronger One – began to pull Hoess out of our enemy’s grip. As he did so, in my mind’s eye, our Risen Lord, the One who triumphed over Sin and Death, the one who is not only unconquerable and unrivaled but rich in mercy, said, “You. Can’t. Even. Have. Him.” ======= Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
Transcribe →Episode 157: The Strong Man Is About to Be Bound
Apr 100:12:48Tap to summarizeThe annual celebration of Liberation Day, not only for the human race but the entire universe, is upon us. To help us better meditate on what Jesus was doing in His passion, death and resurrection, here are some excerpts from a few of our ancestors in the faith from years ago. May the Holy Spirit help us to appropriately celebrate all that King Jesus has done for us! To watch the presentation given by Fr. John this past November entitled, “Priesthood: The Unspoken Crisis, Why Praying for Priests Matters", click here. Have a comment about this podcast? Contact us! Click To Learn More About ACTS XXIX Support Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo
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