Episode 283: O Mad Lover!

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“If we march into that village and we start trying to persecute people for using poison, something that's very illegal, nobody's going to talk to us. We're not going to find out where the poison came from. We're not going to be able to shut anything down. We should take the approach that people are using poison because they're desperate, because they see no other alternative.” – Andrew Stein Andrew Stein is a wildlife ecologist who spent the past 25 years studying human carnivore conflict from African wild dogs and lions in Kenya and Botswana to leopards and hyenas in Namibia. His work has long focused on finding ways for people and predators to coexist. He is the founder of CLAWS , an organization based in Botswana that's working at the intersection of cutting-edge wildlife research and community driven conservation. Since its start in 2014 and official launch as an NGO in 2020, CLAWS has been pioneering science-based, tech-forward strategies to reduce conflict between people and carnivores. By collaborating closely with local communities, especially traditional cattle herders, CLAWS supports both species conservation and rural livelihoods—making coexistence not just possible, but sustainable.…

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Episode 283: O Mad Lover!

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary consider how Jesus on the cross fulfills the startling promises of the covenant made in the Old Testament.

Exodus 24:3-8

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Episode 328: The Sacrifice That Makes Holy 29:25

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In this final episode of their Lenten series on Psalm 51, Fr. John and Mary reflect on how David’s acknowledgement of the need for a broken and contrite heart can prepare us to better understand and marvel at what Jesus is doing for us on the cross. Psalm 51:16-19 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 327: Are We Missionaries of Mercy? 23:55

9 дней назад23:55

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In their ongoing Lenten series on Psalm 51, Fr. John and Mary concentrate on how David is not only desperate to receive God’s mercy but to announce that He is merciful to others who are likewise in need of it. Psalm 51:13-15 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 326: Take Not Your Spirit From Me 22:55

16 дней назад22:55

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Continuing their Lenten series on Psalm 51, Fr. John and Mary linger with verses 11 and 12, highlighting David’s humility and self awareness that everything he has and is is a gift from God that could be taken away…and yet isn’t because of God’s great mercy. Psalm 51:11-12 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 325: Good But Not Safe 19:59

23 дня назад19:59

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“Our God is a consuming fire,” Hebrews tells us, and so it is not safe to draw near Him. And yet God is Goodness itself and invites us into His presence. In this episode, as Fr. John and Mary continue to reflect on Psalm 51 they focus their attention on David’s cry, “Create in me, O God, a clean heart!” Psalm 51:6-10 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 324: No Excuses 34:38

4 weeks назад34:38

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their reflection on Psalm 51, reflecting this week especially on David’s tearful, no-excuse act of repentance and how he serves as a model for us. Psalm 51:3-5 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 323: Of All the Masters I Have Known, You Are the Kindest 28:18

5 weeks назад28:18

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue their reflection for Lent on Psalm 51 and go deep with the unexpected and shocking love of God. Scripture passage: Psalm 51 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 322: Can Sparks Set Fire to the Ocean of God’s Mercy? 32:46

6 weeks назад32:46

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss how and why for Lent they’re going to be doing a series on Psalm 51. Today’s episode breaks open the background of this most hopeful Psalm of David. Psalm 51 Register for Rescue LIVEs at https://rescueme.live Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 321: Sticks, Stones, and Names 37:10

7 weeks назад37:10

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary continue the conversation from last week’s episode on speech and consider how we as disciples of Jesus can be agents of recreation in our culture by how we speak, text and post. First Reading: Sirach 27:4-7 To register for Rescue LIVE Acadiana and/or Rescue Michigan, visit rescueme.live Book Recommendation: The Hidden Power of Silence in the Mass, by Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B. Scriptural Exam for speech: Prov 15:28 “The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.” Prov 16:28 “A perverse person stirs up conflict and a gossip separates close friends.” Prov 20:19 : “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.” 1 Peter 3:10 : “For whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.” Titus 3:2: “Slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate and always to be gentle towards everyone.” Prov 21:23: “Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.” Prov 18:13: “To answer before listening, that is folly and shame.” 1 Thess 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up just as in fact you are doing.” Prov 16:24: “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Eph 4:29: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs so that it may benefit those who listen.” James 3:5: “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.” Col 4:6: “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Prov 12:18: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Ps 19:14 : “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be pleasing in your sight, my Lord, my rock and my redeemer” Mt 12:34: “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 320: Do Not Harm the Lord’s Anointed 29:44

8 weeks назад29:44

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on how convicted they are by David’s extreme reticence to harm King Saul, a man who is actively trying to kill David, and offer an examination of conscience to consider focused on how we think and speak of others. Scripture | 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Rescue LIVE Acadiana | Register here Greece Pilgrimage May 27-June 6, 2026 | Register here Franciscan priest, deacon and seminarian retreat June 23-27, 2025 | Register here If submitting topics to ACTS XXIX regarding "nonverts", email us at mission@actsxxix.org Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 319: Putting Down Roots 34:18

9 weeks назад34:18

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the parable that Jeremiah puts before us this Sunday and how we can move from being a barren shrub in the desert to a lush tree planted beside a river with deep roots. Scripture for today’s podcast | Jeremiah 17:5-8 Register for Rescue LIVE Acadiana, LA, March 22, 2025 at rescueproject.us/live Pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey, May 27-June 6, 2026. Register at: https://www.ctscentral.net/ Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 318: Why Do Saints See Themselves as Sinners (and vice versa)? 27:07

10 weeks назад27:07

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary discuss the call of Isaiah and an unexpected reality all of the saints experience as they encounter the majestic and glorious God. Rescue LIVE Acadiana, Louisiana Registration link: https://www.abidecatholicministries.com/rescue-acadiana Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 317: Take a Field Trip During Christian Unity Week 24:00

12 weeks назад24:00

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the passage from Nehemiah in light of a transformative experience the ACTS XXIX family had last week on retreat with some Maronite bishops and priests and encourage us to visit an Eastern Rite liturgy sometime this week. Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 316: God’s Scandalous Desire 23:20

13 weeks назад23:20

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In this episode, Fr. John and Mary reflect on the staggering truth that God’s love for us is more intimate than we can imagine. Isaiah 62:1-5 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 315: What’s Your Comfort Zone? 26:55

14 weeks назад26:55

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As we begin this new year, Fr. John and Mary dig into the word “Comfort” spoken by the prophet Isaiah and share some helpful places they turn to for comfort. Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Connect with us and our community on our websites and social media. Or simply reach us via email at [ mission@actsxxix.org ](mailto: mission@actsxxix.org ) ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission Web: https://www.actsxxix.org Instagram: @acts.xxix Facebook: @ACTSXXIXmission The Rescue Project Web: https://rescueproject.us Instagram: @the.rescue.project Our Streaming Channels Web: https://watch.actsxxix.org/browse YouTube: @actsxxix ( https://youtube.com/actsxxix ) Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo…

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Episode 314: Regime Change 22:56

15 weeks назад22:56