Episode Archive

96 episodes of Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo since the first episode, which aired on January 25th, 2023.

  • Episode 48: Veiling and Unveiling the Mystery

    December 20th, 2023  |  10 mins 21 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    This was originally an entirely different article. And then Monday happened.

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    Episode 47: On Being 'Hopeful Lamenters'

    December 13th, 2023  |  8 mins 49 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    We in ACTS XXIX think of this mission of ours as priests as being “hopeful lamenters.”

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    Episode 46: You Are What You Eat

    December 6th, 2023  |  8 mins 20 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    Without clarity on the mission, all sorts of negative results can and usually do occur.

  • Episode 45: Jesus’ One Homily 

    November 29th, 2023  |  9 mins 8 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    I would argue that at the root of every temptation is the accusation that God is not a good Father and He cannot be trusted.

  • Episode 44: Thankful for All of You!

    November 22nd, 2023  |  9 mins 29 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    “ACTS XXIX is the most fruitful apostolate I’ve ever seen and been around..."

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    Episode 43: How Do You See Things?

    November 15th, 2023  |  7 mins 19 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    How, as believers in Jesus, are we to live in this time of “already and not yet?”

  • Episode 42: Grieving With Hope

    November 8th, 2023  |  7 mins 14 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    When I was a younger priest I used to think I knew a lot more than I do now. As I’ve gotten older, I am less and less sure about many things.

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    Episode 41: Not Just The Gospel

    November 1st, 2023  |  10 mins
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    It’s been said often that we are rapidly leaving behind an era called Christendom for a very different one

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    Episode 40: Building Our Lives On Rock

    October 25th, 2023  |  5 mins 13 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    Saint Augustine repeatedly warned his flock not to build on sand, meaning not to think life was going to be easy once a person became a Christian.

  • Episode 39: So Much More Than "Hello"

    October 18th, 2023  |  5 mins 51 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    Let us beg St. Paul in these unsettled days to pray for peace in the land he once walked, and to intercede in a mighty way for those who are now as he once was.

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    Episode 38: What’s the Secret?

    October 11th, 2023  |  4 mins 34 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    Perhaps it’s as simple as this: God can be trusted.

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    Episode 37: Either/Or

    October 4th, 2023  |  6 mins 31 secs
    acts xxix, actsxxix, encouragement, faith, fr. john riccardo, hope, inspiration, mission, prayer, reflections, weekly

    Lest we think the Christian message is all rainbows and unicorns, it’s worth reminding ourselves where Paul is as he writes these words to the Church in Philippi. He’s in prison. Not a county jail with three square meals, indoor plumbing and some degree of heating and cooling.