You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo

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Episode 400: Let’s Go To Work Sep 21, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary try to better understand the cleansing of the Temple that takes place immediately before the Gospel this week, so that we can better understand what the Lord is saying to each of us in His word.

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Episode 399: God Is Not Like Us And That’s a Great Thing Sep 14, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary find themselves stunned and bewildered at the generous love and mercy of God as they ponder another parable of Jesus.

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Episode 398: Everything is At Stake Sep 07, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary talk about the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and what’s at stake if we don’t forgive.

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Episode 397: Before You Tell Anyone Else Aug 31, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open Jesus’ challenging instructions on how to have messy conversations with brothers and sisters.

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Episode 396: How Do You Become Catholic? Aug 24, 2026

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Fr. John and Mary tackle in this episode one of the most absurd, extraordinary and demanding words of Jesus in all the Gospel…and why it is that what seems so absurd is actually quite reasonable and leads to true happiness.

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Episode 395: I Wonder If You Know Him? Aug 17, 2026

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Fr. John and Mary offer some background and personal reflection around Jesus’ most pointed and important question in the Gospel: who do you say that I am?

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Episode 394: A Jarring, Yet Encouraging, Gospel Aug 10, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary wrestle with one of the most difficult encounters in all of the Gospels — the meeting between Jesus and the Canaanite woman.

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Episode 393: The Father Who Runs Aug 03, 2026

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary build on last week’s episode regarding our understanding of God the Father. They invite everyone to listen to perhaps Jesus’ most pointed parable on His Father.

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Episode 392: The Key to Surrender and Trust Jul 27, 2026

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Father John and Mary start a series on God the Father and how essential it is not just for prayer but for life to know Him.

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Episode 391: The Spiritual Backbone of the Church Jul 20, 2026

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In this episode, fresh off the heels of a visit to the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Los Angeles, Fr. John and Mary gently encourage us to take time this week to pray in a special way for those who dedicate themselves to pray for us — the religious!

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