The Family Room (The Quest)
Fr. Larry Richards, pastor of St. Joseph Church/Bread of Life Community in Erie, PA
A gifted and captivating preacher, retreat master, and author, Father Larry Richards discusses the importance of knowing Jesus Christ by having a heart-felt relationship with Him and sharing that love of Christ with the world. Essential elements of an intimate relationship with Our Lord are daily committed prayer time, which must entail listening to God, and spending time with His Word. Fr. Larry also shares practical ways to be daily in Christ’s presence with a simple 5-point method.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1989 for the Diocese of Erie, Fr. Larry Richards serves as pastor of St. Joseph Church/Bread of Life Community in Erie. He is also the Founder of the Divine Mercy Encounter Retreat Program for the Diocese of Erie. Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to ‘spreading the Good News’ by educating others about Jesus Christ.
Resources
- “Be a Man! Becoming the Man God Created You To Be” - published by Ignatius Press
- “Surrender! The Life Changing Power of Doing God’s Will” - published by Our Sunday Visitor.
- The Reason for our Hope Foundation
Key Scripture
- Psalm 46:11: “Be still and know that I am God.”
- Mark 1:11: “And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
- Ephesians 6:15: “And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
- John 15:15: “I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.”
- Galatians 2:19-20: “For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.”
