FR. JOHN RICCARDO, missionary and ACTS XXIX Executive Director. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1996. In 2019, after 23 years in parish ministry, he founded Acts XXIX to proclaim the gospel in an attractive and compelling way and to equip clergy and lay leaders for the age in which God has chosen us to live. Fr. John is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the Gregorian University, and the Pope John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family.
Fr. John Riccardo has hosted 28 Episodes.
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EP 14 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 7 mins 51 secs
In this final episode of the series, Fr. John and Mary remind us that what they’ve shared is a principle (restoring the initiative to God) and a practical application of the principle. They also remind us that it is important to keep living and applying this principle going forward so as to forever change the way we make decisions.
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EP 13 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 12 mins 31 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary move into the last collective prayer exercise, “Lord, reveal the most important thing for us to do right now.”
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EP 12 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 13 mins 28 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the third collective prayer exercise, “Lord, reveal the enemy’s primary strategy against us.”
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EP 11 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 8 mins 47 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the second collective prayer exercise, “Lord, reveal the biggest impediment preventing us from becoming the family on mission You intend us to be.”
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EP 10 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 26 mins 8 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the first collective prayer exercise, “Lord, reveal the most significant gift You have so generously entrusted to us.”
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EP 9 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 26 mins 8 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary move into the second part of the series, breaking open collective discernment, touching on the need to restore the initiative to God and what that practically looks like for diocesan teams, parish teams, apostolate leaders, married couples and more.
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EP 8 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 11 mins 10 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary tee up the fourth personal healing prayer exercise, “Jesus, reveal what is the most important thing for me to do right now.”
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EP 7 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 5 mins 42 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary offer a gentle encouragement to consider doing something in particular before moving on to the fourth personal healing prayer exercise.
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EP 6 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 18 mins 14 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the third personal healing prayer exercise, “Jesus, reveal the enemy’s primary strategy for my life.”
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EP 5 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 19 mins 6 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary break open the second personal healing prayer exercise, “Jesus, lovingly reveal the one thing that is most holding me back from following You.”
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EP 4 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 20 mins 12 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary begin to break open the personal healing exercises, leading with the first prayer, “Father, by what name do You call me?”
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EP 3 | Speak, Lord: The Art of Synodality
August 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 17 mins 38 secs
In this episode, Fr. John and Mary propose and reflect on two foundational Scriptures for all that will follow in the series: Luke 4:18-21 and John 5:2-9.