Displaying items 121-130 of 154 in total of Thoughts from the Trailer with Fr. John Riccardo with the tag "encouragement".
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Episode 34: The Measure With Which You Measure
September 13th, 2023 | 6 mins 10 secs
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Timely, then, are the readings for Mass this week, for they are all related to the topics of mercy, forgiveness and judgment.
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Episode 33: I AM
September 6th, 2023 | 6 mins 57 secs
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“Dear Sirs: I am.
Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton.” -
Episode 32: Minds and Bodies and What to Do About Them
August 30th, 2023 | 5 mins 38 secs
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Paul urges us to present our bodies as “a living sacrifice.”
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Episode 31: Of Course
August 23rd, 2023 | 5 mins 24 secs
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The simple reality, Paul writes, is that God’s ways are not our ways. Our puny, finite minds simply cannot understand what He is about, the plan He has, and how it is all going to be fulfilled. He is God and we are dust and ashes
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Episode 30: Great (Un)Expectations
August 16th, 2023 | 6 mins 50 secs
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The problem was that since the Jewish people were part of the original human project it turns out they were in “the ditch” too, hopelessly bound by Sin and Death. The “tow truck” also needed to be rescued. In such a hopeless predicament, how could humanity ever be rescued?
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Episode 29: God of Abraham, Forgive
August 9th, 2023 | 5 mins 56 secs
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Over and over in these chapters Paul reminds the Church in Rome that God has not and will not ever reject His promise to the Israelites.
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Episode 28: The One We Can Trust
August 2nd, 2023 | 5 mins 53 secs
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In the political landscape, well, does anyone really trust our leaders – no matter their party affiliation?
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Episode 27: Who's In Charge Around Here?
July 26th, 2023 | 9 mins
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For those who believe in God, however, and not just a god, but the God who has revealed Himself to be Love, then suffering, pain, injustice and the rest can become very problematic indeed. Nobody asks more questions of God about suffering than Scripture.
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Episode 26: The Gift of Weakness
July 19th, 2023 | 4 mins 55 secs
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Personally, I hate the feeling of being weak, in any way. Yet, the Holy Spirit seems to be telling us through Paul that we need weakness.
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Episode 25: As Nothing?
July 12th, 2023 | 6 mins 42 secs
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Paul reminds us of a most important truth. There, he teaches us that while suffering is never a good, it can be used for good things.