Episode Archive

282 episodes of You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo since the first episode, which aired on December 16th, 2019.

  • Episode 269: The Journey From Love to Trust

    February 19th, 2024  |  29 mins
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    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.

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    Episode 268: Preparing to Pledge Allegiance

    February 12th, 2024  |  30 mins 44 secs
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    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.

  • Episode 267: Stop Ringing the Bell

    February 5th, 2024  |  28 mins 32 secs
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    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.

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    Episode 266: There is Another Side to the Tapestry

    January 29th, 2024  |  32 mins 1 sec
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    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.

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    Episode 265: Terrifying Intimacy

    January 22nd, 2024  |  32 mins 48 secs
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    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.

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    Episode 264: Open Heart Surgery

    January 15th, 2024  |  26 mins 23 secs
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    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.

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    Episode 263: The Art of Listening

    January 8th, 2024  |  33 mins 3 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John asks Mary to share her experience of acquiring the habit of daily prayer as they reflect together on Samuel’s not yet being familiar with the Lord’s voice and learning how to listen to Him.

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    Episode 262: Either…Or!

    January 1st, 2024  |  24 mins 13 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the mission of the disciple tio both evangelize and recreate in light of Isaiah’s prophecy in the 1st Reading this coming Sunday.

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    Episode 261: A City on a Hill

    December 25th, 2023  |  35 mins 8 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary wrap up the series on healing and reflect on what the Lord calls our parishes to be.

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    Episode 260: He is Not Ashamed to Call Us Brothers and Sisters

    December 18th, 2023  |  29 mins 29 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their Advent series on healing in light of the upcoming Sunday 1st Reading, focusing this week on how the Lord desires and is able to bring healing to our families.

  • Episode 259: Within Your Wounds, Hide Me

    December 11th, 2023  |  29 mins 3 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue to apply the Word of God in Isaiah to the theme of healing, and especially this week to healing within marriages. The beautiful reality is that God has called and equipped husbands and wives to be agents of healing for one another, so as to help bind up broken hearts.

  • Episode 258: Good News: We Can Be Healed

    December 4th, 2023  |  25 mins 19 secs
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    In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the extraordinarily comforting message God gives to Isaiah and to us, namely, that He wants to bring healing to each and every one of us, and then send us out into a broken world in order to be agents of His healing wherever it is most needed.