007 - Jesus and the Kingdom (Luke 1.26-38) |
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In this fourth of five episodes on the Annunciation, we hone in on Luke 1.32-33, in which the angel Gabriel uses some highly charged Old Testament phrases to describe the mission of the Messiah. Our goal is to understand what is meant by the phrases "throne of David," "house of Jacob," and "everlast... |
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Jesus and the Catholic Church Podcast
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Jeff Vehige
 
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Reading the Gospels with the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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008 - Commentary on the Annunciation (Luke 1.26-38) |
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In this verse-by-verse interpretation, we contrast the annunciation to Mary with the annunciation of Zachariah. This is the only way to truly grasp what Luke is trying to communicate. One of the highlights of this episode is seeing how Luke 1.26-38 supports the traditional Catholic belief that Mary had taken a vow of virginity before become betrothed to Joseph. Thus when Mary asked “How can this be, since I have no husband?” she was asking how she was to keep her vow of virginity with God’s desire for her to become a mother. The answer, of course, is the virginal conception of Jesus. |
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006 - The Trinity (Luke 1.26-38) |
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In this episode, we use Luke 1.35 as our springboard for discussing the doctrine of the Trinity. We see what the Trinity is the most important truth of Christianity. We speak of the inner life of the Trinity, as well as how the Triune God acts in history. We see that we know that God is a trinity of... |
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005 - Mary, Mother of God (Luke 1.26-38) |
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The second of five episodes on Luke 1.26-38, in which we focus on one question: Which is Mary's greatest prerogative, her divine motherhood or her fullness of grace? To do this, we get some help from Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange's The Mother of the Savior. Also, we dig into Pope Pius IX's dogmatic... |
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004 - The Angels and Us (Luke 1.26-38) |
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The first of five episodes on Luke 1.26-38. Topics include: a detailed discussion of the Catechism, nos. 328-336; that belief in the angels is a matter of Catholic doctrine; the office (ministry) and nature of the angels; how the angels belong to Christ; how the angels were active in the Old Testame... |
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003 - The Word Became Flesh (John 1.14-18) |
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We conclude our discussion of John 1.1-18. Topics include: that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God made man; what the word "Incarnation" means; the Catholic teaching on grace; that we are able to call God, "Father," only because Jesus revealed the Father to us... |
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