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Fr. John Riccardo’s Homilies
2010
  • Come to Know the Father (07/25/10)
  • Redemptive Suffering (07/18/10)
  • The Great Gift of Mercy (06/13/10)
  • Winning is Everything! (06/06/10)
  • Trust the Father (05/30/10)
  • Hungry for More (04/25/10)
  • The Story of Peter (04/18/10)
  • Father Forgive Them (04/11/10)
  • The Ever Attractive One Thirsts for You (04/03/10)
  • It's All Because of Jesus (03/21/10)
  • Listen to the Coach of Life (02/28/10)
  • They Forgot (02/21/10)
  • Peter's Life Changing Encounter (02/07/10)
  • I Don't Want to Think About What's Going On (01/31/10)
  • What Does It Mean to be Catholic? (01/10/10)
  • The Mission is to be Stars (01/03/10)
2009
  • Thanks for Coming! (12/25/09)
  • Maximilian Kolbe and St. Paul Models of Joy (12/13/09)
  • God Saves (12/06/09)
  • What Does It Mean to be a King? (11/22/09)
  • Keeping Our Eyes On Eternity (11/01/09)
  • She is Sent (10/18/09)
  • What is the Purpose of Life? (10/11/09)
  • The Game of Life (09/27/09)
  • Angelo's House (09/20/09)
  • Who Do You Say that I Am? (09/13/09)
  • Life is Not Entertaining! (08/02/09)
  • Jesus, Our Companion in Life (07/26/09)
  • We Exist for God's Glory and Praise (07/12/09)
  • A Lesson in Apologetics (07/05/09)
  • A Teaching on the Eucharist (06/14/09)
  • We are the Light of the World (05/31/09)
  • The Love of the Father...And of Our Mothers (05/10/09)
  • Father Forgive (04/19/09)
  • It's All Real (04/12/09)
  • Hearts of Mercy (03/29/09)
  • Jesus Can Scatter Our Blindness (03/22/09)
  • Prepare Yourself For an Ordeal (03/08/09)
  • Trust Me! (03/01/09)
  • Outdo One Another in Kindness (02/15/09)
  • Jesus Longs to Heal Us (02/08/09)
  • Saint Paul’s Surrender: A Model for Imitation (01/25/09)
  • What are You Looking For? What do You Want? (01/18/09)
  • May We Shine Like the Stars (01/04/09)
2008
  • Look First to the Interest of the Other (12/28/08)
  • The Power of Jesus (12/25/08)
  • The Sacrament of Sweet Mercy and Freedom (12/07/08)
  • God is Faithful (11/30/08)
  • Well Done Good and Faithful Servant (11/16/08)
  • God: The Ultimate Source of Change (11/09/08)
  • The Call is to Love (10/26/08)
  • Clothed in the Robe of Grace (10/12/08)
  • The Church's Special Interest (10/05/08)
  • The Game of Life (09/21/08)
  • The Ultimate Proof of God's Love: The Cross (09/14/08)
  • Giving Glory to the True Athlete (09/14/08)
  • Judgment (08/31/08)
  • Wisdom: Knowing the Pearl of Great Price (07/27/08)
  • Unmasking the Lies of the Enemy (07/20/08)
  • The Faith of Paul (07/13/08)
  • The Promise of Prayer (07/06/08)
  • A Teaching on Baptism (06/22/08)
  • My Father:My Hero and Revealer of the Fatherhood of God (06/15/08)
  • God's Mission of Mercy (06/08/08)
  • Jesus Christ: Our Rock and Firm Foundation (06/01/08)
  • The Indescribable Power of the Eucharist (05/25/08)
  • He Loves, Therefore We Are (05/18/08)
  • Time to Get Back to the Basics (04/20/08)
  • The Great Gift of the Mass (04/06/08)
  • Have Our Lives Been Overturned by Him? (03/30/08)
  • An Apologetic For Hope (03/23/08-Easter Sunday)
  • Outdo One Another in Showing Kindness (03/20/08-Holy Thursday)
  • The Greatest Week of All (03/16/08)
  • Seeking the Truth in Humility (03/02/08)
  • Thirsting for Eternal Life (02/24/08)
  • The Best is Yet to Come (02/17/08)
  • Whose Voice Are We Listening To? (02/10/08)
  • A Model of a Faithful Baptismal Witness (01/13/08)
2007
  • Christmas: The Marriage of God and Man (12/25/07)
  • God is With Us (12/23/07)
  • Ask Me "Why?!" (12/9/07)
  • A Call for Heroic Witnesses (11/11/07)
  • Let Us Never Give Up on Each Other (11/4/07)
  • The Bible: The Best Personal Trainer (10/21/07)
  • Gratitude-The Heart of Prayer (10/14/07)
  • Understanding Stem Cell Research (10/7/07)
  • She Is Sent (9/30/07)
  • The Gain of Following Jesus (9/9/07)
  • God's Treasures (8/12/07)
  • Are We Chatting or Praying? (7/29/07)
  • Transforming Suffering and Giving It Meaning (7/22/07)
  • A Teachable Moment (7/15/07)
  • Serving with the Goal in Mind (7/8/07)
  • New Beginnings (7/1/07)
  • An Appropriate Feast for a Priest's Farewell (6/10/07)
  • Trinity Sunday (6/3/07)
  • Coming To Know Who We Are (5/27/07)
  • The Ultimate Destiny of the Human Person (5/20/07)
  • A Peace the World Cannot Give (5/13/07)
  • Fear Not! (5/6/07)
  • Ultimate Fireside Chat (4/22/07)
  • The Reasonableness of Mercy (4/15/07)
  • He Is Risen Indeed! (4/8/07)
  • Having Our Eyes Opened to Love (3/18/07)
  • He Thirsts (3/11/07)
  • Transfiguration (3/4/07)
  • What Does A Disciple of Jesus Look Like (2/25/07)
  • Jesus Is Standing At The Door (2/4/2007)
  • Mercy: Liberty for the Oppressed (1/21/07)
  • He Is Saving the Best for Last (1/14/07)
  • The Relentless Pursuit of the Truth (1/07/07)
2006
  • Know Jesus and Know Joy (12/17/06)
  • Take Off The Robes Of Mourning and Misery (12/10/06)
  • There's Hope (12/03/06)
  • Christ: What a Real King Looks Like (11/26/06)
  • The Church's Special Interest (11/5/06)
  • Where Is the Headline? (10/29/06)
  • Real Authority is About Serving Others (10/22/06)
  • Nothing More Important Than Following Jesus (10/15/06)
  • True Greatness (9/24/06)
  • Who Do You Say That I Am (9/17/06)
  • To Know Jesus Is To Be Free (9/10/06)
  • Are You Hungry For God? (7/30/06)
  • To Whom Do You Belong (7/16/06)
  • The Sadness of God (7/9/06)
  • A Call To Be Good Stewards (7/1/06)
  • Jesus Reveals the Father to Us (6/18/06)
  • God Is Love (6/11/06)
  • Time To Be Re-Created (6/4/06)
  • Jesus, the Greatest War Hero, Returns Home (5/28/06)
  • The Real Story of Jesus (5/21/06)
  • The Basics of the Christian Life (5/14/06)
  • Grace vs. Karma (5/7/06)
  • Easter, the Season of Re-Creation (4/30/06)
  • Do Not Disbelieve in Mercy (4/23/06)
  • Easter Sunday: What Difference Does It Really Make? (4/16/06)
  • Palm Sunday (4/9/06)
  • Jesus Wants to Unbind Us (4/2/06)
  • Purifying Our Temples (3/26/06)
  • Where In My Life Do I Need to Die? (3/6/2006)
  • Lent: A Journey Towards Holiness (2/26/06)
  • Trusting He Knows Best (2/19/06)
  • Do We Really Have Faith? (2/12/06)
  • Jesus Is The Antidote For Our Sickness (2/5/06)
  • Authentic Authority Comes From Jesus (1/29/06)
  • Mary Our Mother and Model of Discipleship (1/1/2006)