God's Playbook
Welcome to Gods Playbook. The podcast that knocks the hard hitting religious questions out of the park, or catching the Holy Spirit in the endzone. Train your soul and be God's MVP with your host Fr. Rico Passero. If you'd like to support us please visit: Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/godsplaybookpodcast BuzzSprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984653/supportGoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/supportgodsplaybookpodcast
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 1041
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Season 4 Episode 226 - A Widow's despair - Luke 7:11-17
Today we continue looking towards the scriptures. We hear about the accounts of a widow and her son who died. We see how Jesus is compassionate towards her and raises her son from the d…
Season 4 Episode 224 - Deny yourself and Follow Me
Today as we celebrate the Lord's day, we look towards the Gospel from today at mass. We hear Jesus saying. If you wish to be my disciple, let them deny themself, take up your cross, and…
Season 4 Episode 225 - Centurion: Man of Faith - Luke 7:1-10
Today on God's Playbook, we look towards the readings from the Gospel, Luke 7: 1-10. It's the story of the Centurion, a man of Faith. The Centurion says that he is not a Jew, he works f…
Season 4 Episode 223 - Triumph of the Cross
Today Holy Mother Church celebrates the Triumph of the Cross. Let's compare the cross to a trophy. How does it compare? When thinking about the NHL you think of the Stanley Cup. The ult…
Season 4 Episode 222 - Running the Race - 1 Corinthians 9:22-27
Today we will talk about the passage from St. Paul about running the race. When you run, don't you want to win the race? Don't we want to win the race of life? St. Paul's imagery shows …
Season 4 Episode 221 - The name of Mary
Today we look towards the name of Mary. We recognize that God's presence is present when we pray the Hail Mary. She is revered for her yes to God. Holy Mother Church celebrates the Holy…
Season 4 Episode 220 - Reversing Terrorism
Today is the 23rd Anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the USA. How are we called to learn, change, and be different? Today let's focus on how to reverse terrorism. 23 y…
Season 4 Episode 219 - Settling Differences
Today, we look toward the first reading from mass, 1 Corinthians 6.1-11. St. Paul discusses differences, which he calls grievances, and later on, lawsuits. How do we settle our differen…
Season 4 Episode 218 - St. Peter Claver - Saint among Slaves
Today is the Feast day of St. Peter Claver. He is the patron saint of Slaves, Colombia, race relations, ministry to African-Americans, and seafarers. During his 40 years of ministry, it…
Season 4 Episode 217 - 7 in the Scriptures
Today is September 7—lucky number 7. 777. The number 7 is significant. It is mentioned over 700 times in scripture. It can be seen from the beginning of creation, where we hear in Genes…
Season 4 Episode 216 - Happy Birthday Mama Mary
In two days, it is our Blessed Mother's Birthday. As it falls on a Sunday, the Lord's Day trumps her birthday; however, that doesn't mean it's not important. Our Heavenly Mother not onl…
Season 4 Episode 215 - Living Matthew 25
Today is the Feast day of St. Teresa of Calcutta. Mother Teresa, as she is more known, has been quoted saying, "Prayer without action is a waste of time. Action's before prayers, is fru…
Season 4 Episode 214 - Are you ready for some Football
Are you ready? The camera crews are ready, the TV hosts are prepared, and the players are getting ramped up. There's a lot of planning and anticipation before the start of the NFL seaso…
Season 4 Episode 213 - New School Year Blessings
Today is the first day back to school in Canada. Do you remember your first day of school? Are you a kid dreading homework, an adult sending off your child for the first time, or reliev…
Season 4 Episode 212 - The Gift of Work
Happy Labour Day. In today's podcast episode, we discuss Labour Day and the joys of working. Labour Day is a chance for us to thank God for the gifts, and the health that He gives us to…
Season 4 Episode 211 - Cleaning the Inside
Today's episode, we turn toward the Gospel from Mass. We hear how Jesus focuses on the internal rather than the external. Jesus points out to us that God is most focused on the inner in…
Season 4 Episode 210 - Sharing our gifts and talents
In today's podcast, we discuss the parable taken from the readings: the parable of the talents. This parable illustrates God's expectation of each of us. All of us have been given gifts…
Season 4 Episode 209 - Standing up for Truth
In this episode, we dive into the Passion of St. John the Baptist, the humble prophet who prepared the way for Christ by calling for repentance. John’s life and martyrdom teach us the p…
Season 4 Episode 208 - Feast Day of St. Augustine
Join us on this episode as we explore the life of St. Augustine, one of the great Doctors of the Church. Celebrated on his feast day, St. Augustine is known as the patron saint of theol…
Season 4 Episode 207 - Feast Day of St. Monica
Join us as we explore the life of St. Monica, the patron Saint of mothers, difficult marriages, conversions, and those praying for loved ones. She’s best known for her relentless prayer…