Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Behold The Man No. 47 All Things New
2010
07.25
07.25
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Today on “Behold The Man”, we ask the question; did Jesus come to do something completely new? Or, was His plan constant from the beginning? I argue that his plan for Salvation has been the same from the beginning and he has perfected the old in the new… thereby making all things new. We will look at the structure, worship, and fulfillment of the old into the new.
The intro song was “Mighty King” by Steve Angrisano. Check out his website HERE.
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Behold the Man No. 32 – “The Mercy of The Father”
2010
03.22
03.22
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Today on Behold The Man, we dive a little deeper into St. Luke 15:11-32 & St. John 4 as we see how much Our Father has great love for his children. We also see how the “Prodigal Son” & the “Woman at the Well” were also direct encounters with God in bringing back together his family, the Jews & the Israelite’s, the chosen people of God. Its a beautiful scene of the vastness of God’s mercy for us all!
The Intro song was “Traces of Jesus” by artist Dan Duet. Check out Dan’s site HERE. Be sure to also check out my talk at the San Antonio Catholic Men’s Conference HERE.
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Behold The Man No. 22 Communion of the Saints!
2010
01.04
01.04
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Today, on “Behold The Man”, we dive deep into the biblical foundation for the Catholic teaching on the Communion of the Saints! What a gift God has given us… a family! Want a copy of the show notes? Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com.
The intro song was The single, Our God Is Here from the album “Innocence” by Chris Muglia. Click HERE to check out his website.
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"The way to the tree of life"
2010
01.02
01.02
“The way to the tree of life”
By Joe McClane
By Joe McClane
My entire life, even growing up in the Church of Christ Sunday school, when I thought of Jesus’ passion and death, I have thought of him as a helpless victim. The weak, beaten, emaciated, frail, man who was dragged through the streets of Jerusalem, taken outside the walls, stripped naked, then nailed to the cross; helpless! This never really sat well with me; as a man I do not like to see Jesus weak, and helpless. I always winced when I read St. Matthew 15:34, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me”. My lack of understanding on this verse plagued me with great doubts about our Lord. I didn’t know he was quoting Psalm 22… rather, on the surface, it was a cry of desperation. Was the King of Kings really that weak? Surely not! Could he be?
The more I study the Catholic faith, mediate on the Gospels, and contemplate the life of Jesus the more I’m convinced that Jesus was a United States Marine. Sounds strange to read that hu? But, when I read passages like John 18:1-12 I see not a weak, helpless victim but, rather, the man that inspires me to face off with an overwhelming, armed, and highly motivated, enemy hell bent on taking me down. In the face of just such a situation, in a Garden, our Lord went and faced off with the cohort come out to arrest him. Unlike Adam, who also was in a Garden and faced with the real threat of an intruder, Nahash, the serpent of old (Rev. 12:9), cowered, and allowed Eve to do all the talking. Then, when confronted by our Lord, walking in the Garden, in the cool of the Day (Gen. 3:8), hid in a bush, and blamed his troubles on the Woman, whom God gave to him! This was all God’s fault! (more…)
The Night Saint Bernadette Came to Visit me!
2009
12.30
12.30
The Night Saint Bernadette Came to Visit me!
By Joe McClane
I had an interesting dream last night/this morning…. I dreamt I was in an old theater room. It was a room like the old town hall rooms you would find in 100 plus year old New England buildings, with wooden floors, old beams, and a stage like in a school, about 3 and half feet off the ground. The lighting in the room was reddish brown… like the wood floors, walls, and stage; sort of a warm glow. I didn’t look out any windows but it felt as though it was cold and dark outside. There was something going on the stage, but I don’t know what it was as I never looked to see. I was in the back right corner looking on the entire room as if I were on the outside looking in. There was an audience sitting in old wooden fold up chairs in front of the stage, in the center of the large room, with a roof support pillar sitting in the middle of the chairs, which blocked part of the view. To my right, along the wall, was a couch and on it was sitting my mother.
In the audience I saw a woman that caught my eye so I started to walk forward a few feet to get a better look. She was right next to that roof support pillar so I couldn’t see where I was standing. When I moved up I saw her… I said to myself its Bernadette Soubirous! I immediately got on my knees. It was her face… I recognized her face as Bernadette from pictures I had seen a few weeks ago of her incorruptible body. I turned around to my mother on the couch, and said, “I just saw Bernadette Soubirous “! Bernadette was holding the Christ child, wearing a cream colored shawl with what looked like her hair in a bun wrapped in a white cloth of some kind. I don’t recall exactly the color of her dress but I seem to think it was a brown or grey color, and floor length. I sat there on my knees just staring at her with the child and being enamored with them. Then what ever was going on stage ended and the audience got up to leave. Bernadette, who never looked my way, got up and headed toward the stage. She then exited the stage through a door, on the right, that led into a side hallway, on my side of the room, and stood in a long, dark hallway, with a soft light coming from the other end, with her back to me, and the room. (more…)
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Behold The Man No. 17 The Real Presence in the Eucharist Part 2
2009
11.30
11.30
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Today, I felt the need to continue the discussion on the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We tackle “The Spirit who gives life” in John 6, as well as “Do this in remembrance of me” found in Luke 22, and elsewhere. I also show how the first century church absolutely believed, and practiced, this doctrine.
Here is a great article from Catholic Answers on the subject (the article includes quotes from early Christian writings). Want to look up the original Greek, or Hebrew, from the bible? Check out the Study Tools down the right hand column.
The intro song was “Hosanna” by “The Glory Estate” from their new album “Fading into the Light”. Great band and great music…. pick up your copy HERE.
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If only we could see The Mass for what it is!
2009
11.24
11.24
The unity of Heaven & Earth!
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,”
Hebrews 12:22-24 “22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23: and to the assembly of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24: and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks more graciously than the blood of Abel.”
Revelation 1:10-16 “10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11: saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Per’gamum and to Thyati’ra and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to La-odice’a.” 12: Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13: and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden girdle round his breast; 14: his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, 15: his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters; 16: in his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.”
St. Luke 22:15-20 “15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; 16: for I tell you I shall not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”17: And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves; 18: for I tell you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19: And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20: And likewise the cup after supper, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”
I’m loving this image.
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Behold The Man No. 16 Christ truly present in the Eucharist
2009
11.23
11.23
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Today, we talk about the Catholic Church’s doctrine of the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. I’ve been taking a poll on the site and found that 91% do believe in this teaching but, I know there are many who do not. So let’s dive into it!
If you want more on the topic of the priesthood of the twelve apostles check out the podcast I produced on the subject HERE.
The intro song was “Glory to Our God” by “The Glory Estate” from their new album “Fading into the Light”. Great band and great music…. pick up your copy HERE.
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Behold The Man No. 15 St. Peter
2009
11.02
11.02
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Today, we tackle two tough questions about what the Catholic Church teaches on St. Peter…
1) IF St. Peter was given the Keys to the kingdom then WHY was he still clueless as to what Jesus was teaching about his Kingdom? Why squabble over an earthly Kingdom when Jesus was speaking of a Heavenly one? Clearly St. Peter was nothing special at all… he not first among the apostles, right?
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2) IF St. Peter was so special, the first Pope, then how is it that Paul was able to “call him out” in Galatians 2:11?
Here are some additional resources on the subject:
Listen to my Catholic Hack! podcast no. 49 “What the Rock is cooking”
Listen to my Catholic Hack! podcast no. 8 “Authority of the Church in St. Peter”
Listen to my Catholic Hack! podcast no 10 “Apostolic Butt Chewing”
Bringing us into today’s show was the song “Make Me Holy” by Robert Galea. Check out his website here.
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