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Radio. Build the church, bless the nations. Knowing Jesus is the best gift that any person can receive.

That we've encountered him as the best thing that's happened in our lives,

and making him known by our word and deeds is our greatest joy.

If you're hungry for that encounter,

if you're dying to know the love of God,

which alone makes sense out of life, if you're longing to know that you matter so much and that his power can fill you with all that you need so that you can be the man or the woman that you want to be, then join me and dig into the scriptures and the teachings of the church so that we can find the life that Jesus has made us for.

Ave Maria Radio presents Christ is the answer with Father John Ricardo.

He's a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and is currently the executive director of a

non-profit organization called Acts 29, which exists to work with pastors and their teams to

transform their parish culture and reclaim the church's missionary identity.

He was ordained in 1996.

Approximately 1,500 Christians from Our Lady of Good Council Parish and others in the area

crowded into the church for the 2011 parish mission.

The evenings began with music and a personal sharing followed by Father Ricardo's talk.

Here's Father John Ricardo with the second talk of the 2011 parish mission.

Do this in remembrance of me.

Evening everybody.

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