Fr. John Riccardo's Podcasts

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RCIA Session 9-The Church (Part 1) Dec 09, 2012

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During the 2011-2012 instructional season, several Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) sessions at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church were recorded by Mr. Henry Root of Revelant Redundancy Recordings. These recordings will be published here for archival and educational purposes.

RCIA Session 7-Scripture and Tradition Dec 09, 2012

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RCIA Session 5-The Holy Spirit Dec 09, 2012

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RCIA Session 4-The Father Dec 09, 2012

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RCIA Session 3-Jesus Dec 09, 2012

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Church Expansion Meeting Dec 02, 2012

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On November 30th, Our Lady of Good Counsel hosted a town hall meeting to present plans for an expansion project at the church. This podcast contains the audio recorded at that event. The podcast is approximately 1:43 minutes in length. A question and answer session starts at about the 1:17 mark in the timeline.

December 1, 2012-4 PM Mass at OLGC Dec 01, 2012

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Fr. Riccardo discusses death in this homily for the first Sunday of Advent. Fr. John is focusing his homilies for the Advent season on the Catholic Church's teachings on the last things: death, judgment, heaven, hell and purgatory.

What About Them: Are They Going to Heaven Too? Nov 29, 2012

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This year the Church celebrates the Year of Faith, giving us the opportunity to answer the question Jesus asks each of us, “Who do you say that I am?” Fr. Riccardo concludes the three-part series on Vatican II with this talk from November 28th titled What About Them: Are They Going to Heaven Too?. The handouts from this session are available here.

Memorial Mass for Prenatal and Stillborn Loss Nov 25, 2012

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On November 20th, Fr. Riccardo presided at a memorial Mass for parents who have experienced the painful loss of a young child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or other traumatic events. This is a podcast of the audio from that Mass with minimal edits. It is presented here in an effort to offer consolation to parents everywhere who have experienced such a loss, with our prayer that Our Lady of Good Counsel will comfort you in your sorrow. The parish community thanks vocalist Matt Greenough and our music directory, Matthew Samelak, for their assistance with this liturgy.

November 25, 2012-The Feast of Christ the King Nov 25, 2012

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Fr. Riccardo reflects on judgment day in this homily from the 10 AM Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.