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Today we will hear the famous words of Pontius Pilate as he presented Jesus Christ for his accusers to see. "Ecce Homo," translated to, "Behold, the man." His words tap into the heart of who Jesus Christ is and who we are. As they reach back to the origins of the human race. But we will also hear him say words that reach forward to the very end of the human race. "Ecce Rex Vester," translated to, "Behold, your king." But frankly, it's hard to see a king for the ages in the small town carpenter, crowned with thorns and bleeding from a severe flogging, standing before people who are demanding that he die. Is it delusional to look at this suffering figure and think you are looking at the king of everything?
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We will see Jesus Christ get arrested in this episode, and then we'll follow him as he's tried first by his own people, the Jewish leaders, and then by the Roman procurator, Pontius Pilate. We will ask and answer the question, why was Jesus silent before his accusers so often? And what was Pilate's wife's dream? And if Judas is in hell, what might be his greatest regret for all eternity? But most importantly, we will see Jesus reveal more about His kingdom that he came to establish.
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Jesus continues his epic project of re-edenizing the world, this time in a literal garden, but not the garden of Eden - the Garden of Gethsemane. Gethsemane means "oil press." And we see Jesus here in the Mount of Olives, being crushed like a grape in the fingers of Satan for our sins. We will see what the greatest failure of the apostles was, and how we can make up for it a little, and we will see the remarkable things St. John Paul II and Saint John Henry Newman say about the sufferings of Jesus Christ in his agony in the garden.
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Today we're going to look at the institution of the Eucharist and the institution of the priesthood and the foundation of the whole sacramental system. Here is where Jesus Christ brings the life of God in eternity and unites it with our lives here in the maze. Here is where God makes us his family, so that we can live in a new way, starting now and lasting forever. Everything that's happened in the story to this point has led up to this moment, and this is what he has spent the last days of Holy Week preparing us for.
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Jesus has been saying, "My hour has not yet come." Today he'll say, "My hour has arrived." It is Holy Thursday, and on this great and ominous night filled with huge moments in salvation history. The first thing he chooses to do is wash the feet of his apostles. Now, why did he do that? And why is it significant that Judas left right after he did that? And what does it mean for us when washing feet is no longer quite the thing it apparently was back then? We'll find out this week on The Extraordinary Story.
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It's Wednesday of Holy Week, the day before the big days. The chief priests hold a special meeting. They want to find a way to arrest Jesus without alarming the crowds of people in Jerusalem. It's hard because Jesus knows their plans and is steering clear. They're stuck and they can't find a way. And then there's a knock on the door and a man is ushered into the room. He asks, how much will you give me if I hand him over to you? We will review why Judas would want to betray his master, and it's important that we do, because it's the same reason you and I may want to betray him also.
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The veil drops and we see the Kingdom of Christ for what it is. Angels and thrones and icons all around us. And we ourselves for what we are. Either sheep seeing the true worth of our neighbor or goats. We also get to see some sweet payback when Jesus, tired of the Pharisees trying to trap him, verbally traps them instead.
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This week on the extraordinary story. Jesus stages an intervention for the Pharisees. And for me, too. In a way, we will discuss the seven woes of the Pharisees and a surprising hero who is the opposite of what they are.
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In this episode of The Extraordinary Story, we are with Jesus during the last week before his death, where we learn how two challenges from his opponents provoked Jesus to share wisdom that has changed the course of history. We will discover who asked him to pay taxes, and why his answer addresses the fundamental problems of alienation in the world today. We will also address what it means to "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
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As Jesus faces his imminent death in the final week of his earthly life, he reveals that the end goal of history is marriage. We'll learn in what way Jesus considers his relationship with us a marriage, why we wont be married to our spouses in heaven, and how to fight the darkness that threatens to swallow us whole while we wait for the wedding.
Learn MoreThe Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to transform it into a path to Him, today and always. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.Click here to see all episodes of The Extraordinary StoryListen to âThe Extraordinary Story with Tom Hoopesâ wherever you listen to podcasts: click here for Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or Podbean. -
As the incarnation of of Son of God approaches its most dramatic moment, Jesus urgently decides to... tell some stories. In this episode, we'll learn why the stories Jesus tells in the last week of his life actually are very urgent, and why Jesus focuses here on stories about work. Along the way, we'll learn what kind of "boss" God is, what kind of work he expects us to do, and what's at stake if we fail.
Learn MoreThe Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to transform it into a path to Him, today and always. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.Click here to see all episodes of The Extraordinary StoryListen to âThe Extraordinary Story with Tom Hoopesâ wherever you listen to podcasts: click here for Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or Podbean. -
We return to Jerusalem on the morning after Jesus's triumphal entry as he curses a fig tree. We'll learn why he did such a strange thing, why he insisted to Greeks that he himself was a grain of wheat, and what all of this reveals about the Garden of Eden - and ourselves. This episode is all about the ânature logicâ of the Gospel, and the way the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is woven into the very fabric of the cosmos.
In this episodeYou have to die before you can live. Jesus' paradoxical teaching about the "grain of wheat" may seem strange at first, but as St. Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Benedict XVI, and Larry Chapp point out, it's written all over the natural world for us to see plainly, foreshadowing the redemptive suffering of Jesus on the cross and echoing the eternal life and love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
00:00 Introduction01:02 Reading of Matthew 18: Jesus Curses the Fig Tree01:41 Why is Jesus hungry?02:31 The importance of a fig tree in the Gospel03:42 God is working to restore paradise for all creation04:41 The Garden of Eden and gardens in the Gospels07:12 God is the gardener of salvation history. Examples in the Old Testament08:27 Jesusâ action is foreshadowed by the prophet Ezekiel09:44 It was ânot the season for figsâ but God expects fruit anyway10:11 Jesus teaches about the âdying seedâ12:19 St. Cyril of Alexandria and the âanalogy of natureâ13:21 Cardinal Ratzinger explains the âmystery of the dying grainâ14:41 Larry Chap and the mystery of redemptive suffering15:11 Reading of John 12 - âHe who loses his life will save itâ16:43 Suffering on earth is an image of the inner life of the Trinity17:17 Jesus âleaned obedience through what he sufferedâ19:24 The Fathers of the Church took the Gospelâs ânature logicâ seriously20:43 St. Clement of Alexandria: The Word of God is the pruning knife of the soul22:20 Reading of Luke 13: Jesusâ parable of the masterâs vineyard23:46 Application of the parable24:19 ConclusionLearn MoreFor more content from Benedictine College, visit media.benedictine.edu
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to transform it into a path to Him, today and always. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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This week, we follow Jesus in his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and discover the raw power of Jesus alone on a donkey. We'll learn why a donkey is a more kingly steed than a chariot. We'll learn what it means that God's kingdom is "already, but not yet." And we'll learn what the wrath of God looks like from God's perspective.
In this episode:Today's episode begins the story of the single week that changed all of history. It is a story about a conqueror who commanded no army, had no weapons, and made no attempt at self-defense - a conqueror who did nothing but teach, and pray, and suffer, and die.
00:00 Introduction00:57 Jesus is no ordinary worldly conqueror02:50 John 12:12-19 - Jesusâ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem03:58 Previous âtriumphal entriesâ of Jerusalemâs conquerors04:26 Nebuchadnezzarâs destruction of the Temple of Solomon05:41 Alexander the Great enters Jerusalem06:52 Jesus enters the city on a donkey07:14 What does the donkey mean in prophecy?09:00 Other theories about the donkey09:31 The Kumran Community theory09:47 The donkey points us towards Jesusâ identity and mission11:06 The Triumphal Entry is a fulfilment of Christmas prophecy11:45 Jesus is âthe prophetâ Moses foretold12:17 The Kingdom of God is âalready, but not yetâ12:47 Jesusâ entrance is like VE Day from World War II13:53 Bishop Robert Barron: âGod rules through his viceroysâ14:17 We are under the lordship of the True King in Christ15:53 Jesus and the repentant thief16:42 The Festival of Booths and its relevance to the triumphal entry19:30 The Cleansing of the Temple20:10 Jesus wants to restore the temple to its Edenic significance21:11 Godâs wrath and Jesusâ prediction of the destruction of the temple23:17 Jesus intends to restore all of our âtemplesâ as well24:03 ConclusionThe Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to transform it into a path to Him, today and always. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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Welcome back to The Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ. Season Four will guide us through the final week of Jesusâ life as he approaches the âhourâ for which he came: death on a cross. But Tom Hoopes has done some thinking during the break, and returns with a fresh perspective to share with us about why all of this even matters in the first place.
In this episode:Why does Jesus need to die at all? Is God just so angry at humanity that he needs to kill his Son to calm down? (Spoiler: Heâs not.) Weâll learn about Tom Vander Woudeâs heroic death and how it reveals a deep truth about Jesusâs sacrifice. In addition, weâll get a glimpse at the big picture of salvation history, how Christianity changed (and changes) everything, and why the âOur Fatherâ is Godâs game plan to bring back Eden, forever.
0:00 - Introduction2:55 - The death of Tom Vander Woude6:32 - Tom Vander Woudeâs life and death models Christâs sacrifice9:22 - What does Jesusâ death really accomplish?10:14 - Is God the Father thirsty for blood?11:30 - Jesus took our place in the sewage to push us out of it13:49 - Christ experienced every type of suffering for us15:49 - The âOur Fatherâ prayer is a blueprint18:35 - âThy Kingdom Comeâ and the covenants in Scripture18:58 - God plans to restore Eden20:26 - The Gospel, revisited21:54 - What is âThe Sign of Jonahâ?24:05 - The explosive growth of early Christianity25:27 - How Christianity radically reshaped the whole world27:05 - The irony of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy28:53 - Summary and conclusionLearn More:Tom Vander Woudeâs Legacy: https://media.benedictine.edu/you-pull-ill-push-tom-vander-woudes-legacy
A Fatherâs Sacrifice (Focus on the Family): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im9_iAQhd5E
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Jesus is back at dinner again with Martha, her sister Mary, and Lazarus. There's a growing sense of doom in the air. It's the feeling we all know too well - that something is about to go terribly wrong, and we're not sure what. Mary takes out a jar of ointment, and everyone would have been impressed when they saw it, because it was worth a year's wages all on its own. They are even more astounded when she pours the whole thing out on Jesus's feet. Suddenly, the hidden menace they felt all along takes on a face and a voice as Judas Iscariot himself speaks up.
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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Jesus has been headed to Jerusalem: determined, relentless, and unstoppable. He has been telling anyone who would listen that he is going there to die, but no one is listening. Just before they reach the top of the Mount of Olives with a view of Jerusalem he stops to tell them a strange parable.
This week Tom Hoopes dives into the Parable of the Talents, which shows us God's attitude towards our spiritual efforts. If we let it, this parable can change our lives by teaching us faithfulness to the generous God who has given us all we have, and inspiring in us diligence to work hard for His Kingdom.
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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Jesus is headed to Jerusalem and nothing is going to stop him- certainly not on the rough and dangerous Jericho Road. A multitude joins Jesus on the path, and as they proceed to Jericho a crazed voice calls out to him: "Son of David, have mercy on me!" In the city, a little man hangs out of a tall tree staring at him. And suddenly, Jesus isn't so unstoppable after all.
In this episode, Tom Hoopes focuses on the healing of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, and the conversion of Zacchaeus, the prominent tax collector. Through each story, Jesus reveals that his plan to save humanity includes the healing of each one of us whom he encounters on the road.
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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"They are going to kill me," Jesus told his disciples. It was his third great prediction of how it was all going to end: "We are going to Jerusalem where they will condemn me to death." At this moment James, John, and their mother decided to approach Jesus and demand places of honor in the Kingdom. Jesus's response was not what they were expecting.
In this episode, Tom Hoopes unpacks Christ's instruction to his disciples to "take the lowest place" and explores its relevance to our Christian witness, our daily suffering, and our relationship to an all-powerful God who took the "lowest place" for us and calls us to join Him there.
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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Jesus is devastated. His friend is dead. He is crying. He stands before Lazarus' tomb and cries out. Was his voice startlingly strong, or broken with the pain that had finally reached a fever pitch? We don't know how he said it, but we do know what he said: "Lazarus, come forth."
In this episode, Tom Hoopes explores Jesus' relationship with the family of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Lazarus' death and raising shows us what it means to be a friend of Jesus Christ, who is Himself the Resurrection and the Life.
The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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Pope Benedict XVI said, "The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." We're going to explore just that in this episode as we read the story of the Rich young Man, which is a hinge story in the gospel. One of the big important turning points in the gospel. And we'll even touch base with Ted Turner before it's done. So stick around for that. We're reading from the Gospel of Mark. This particular gospel is one of the ones that shows up in all three Synoptic gospels. It's in Matthew. It's in Luke with slight variations, some of which will note. But we're going to go back to our old friend Mark to read the story of the rich man.The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
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