Most men are living with a broken sense of identity, stuck trying to prove their worth through titles, achievements, or fighting off past failures. Father John Riccardo cuts through the noise with a powerful truth: your worth isn’t earned—it’s a gift. He breaks down how the devil works like a Navy SEAL, isolating and crushing you with lies about your value, and shows you how to fight back by anchoring yourself in God’s love. Using personal stories and actionable strategies like praying with Romans 8 and Galatians 4, he challenges you to ask Jesus directly, “Who do you say I am?”—and find freedom in the answer. If you’re ready to stop performing and start living as the man God created you to be, this is your moment.

Fr. John Riccardo, missionary and ACTS XXIX Executive Director. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1996. In 2019, after 23 years in parish ministry, he founded Acts XXIX to proclaim the gospel in an attractive and compelling way and to equip clergy and lay leaders for the age in which God has chosen us to live. Fr. John is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the Gregorian University, and the Pope John Paul I Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family. Learn more about ACTS XXIX at actsxxix.org