Acts XXIX evangelization apostolate invites LA Catholics back to the basics
As Father John Riccardo spoke animatedly about the Gospel in which Jesus is sleeping in the boat during a violent storm, he eyed the roomful of Archdiocese of Los Angeles priests seated during their Presbyteral Day and gave them a weather forecast for their lives: A 100% chance of storms.
“There isn’t anyone in the room right now who’s not either in the middle of a storm, just coming out of a storm, or isn’t about to head into one,” Riccardo said. “In the midst of wherever you are or whatever’s going on, Jesus says these words to me and to you: What’s the problem? What are you worried about? Don’t you know who I am?”
Riccardo said that the disciples’ reaction — and more importantly, Jesus’ response — to the storm perfectly encapsulates how the state of our lives, the state of the world and the state of the Church can feel right now.