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Benedictine College is proud to present The Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ written and hosted by Tom Hoopes. Jesus Christ, God Himself, entered the confusing maze that is our world to show us who we are and to give us his cross as a ladder up and out. This is his story and ours. Benedictine College is transforming culture in America through our mission of community, faith, and scholarship. Visit us at benedictine.edu
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Sunday Aug 27, 2023
The Reality of Hell (and Mercy) | S3 E13
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Today we will hear Jesus, the loving Savior, the Good Shepherd, the Lord who calls us friends, talk all about hell. "Will few be saved?" someone asks him. His answer raises issues that resound to our day. Why is there a hell at all? Why would guide make a world in which people He loves end up in hell? And what about non-Catholics? Where will they end up? If they aren't saved, why did God make them? And if they are saved, then what's the point of Jesus? We will get to all of these questions, plus the recommendation from Jesus, Mary and Pope Francis that you talk to your children about hell. But do not miss the end, where we talk about the great hope that Jesus offers! The great hope, greater than you may have imagined.
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Discovering God in Nature | S3 E12
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Take a long look at the grass and birds and flowers, and relax. Jesus contrasts two worldviews. One is the worldview of Mammon, the false God of wealth. The worldview that traps us in a technological bubble as anonymous wage slaves worried about our bank accounts. The other worldview is the one where we are the billionaire children of the King of the universe who gives us everything for free, pouring beauty, truth and goodness on us from our waking moment until the middle of the night. But it all starts with taking a long look at grass and birds and flowers. And relaxing.
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
The Road to Jerusalem | S3 E11
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Jesus is on his relentless road to Jerusalem. He uses the road as a school of discipleship. He warns that wealth and selfishness will dog us every step of the way.
Gospel: Luke, 12
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Set Your Hand to the Plow | S3 E10
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Christ tells us how to behave when we have set our hand to the plow and how to treat our families. In this episode we consider the paradoxes of Jesus. We learn that the only destruction Jesus commands is the destruction of your paradigm. That love and sentimentality are very different things. And the only fire Jesus wants to set is the fire of love.
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
The Good Samaritan and the Laity | S3 E9
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Jesus sends out seventy disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and he tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan to answer a lawyer's trick question. The mission of the seventy and the story of a robbery victim both reveal the Church's "secret weapon" - laypeople who evangelize and minister to the world's lost and wounded.
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
The Good Shepherd | S3 E8
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Jesus publicly announces that he is the "Good Shepherd," but this does not mean that he is a friendly farmhand. The Pharisees know this, and they attempt to silence him. If Christ is the Shepherd, who are the sheep who "know his voice?"
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
The Man Born Blind | S3 E7
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Jesus gives sight to a man who has been blind from birth. This miracle brings Christ into further conflict with the Pharisees.
We were all like the man born blind - lost in the maze of the world until we meet Jesus. When the blind man encounters the Lord, everything changes for him. Will we be like him, or like the Pharisees who are so entangled in their own egos they cannot see the works of God?
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, KS, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
The Woman Caught in Adultery | S3 E6
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Parental Advisory: This episode addresses contemporary sexual problems and behaviors. Listener discretion advised.
Religious leaders bring before Jesus a woman "caught in the act of adultery." They expect to trap Jesus in a moral dilemma with no solution. How does Christ respond the woman entangled in sexual sin? How does he react to the religious leaders? How does Jesus encounter us today, who are embroiled in a culture of sexual vice and addiction?
Join us for the Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ. The Extraordinary Story is brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Revelation in the Temple | S3 E5
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Christ travels from Galilee to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, where the he declares that he himself is Living Water. What is the Feast of Tabernacles (or Feast of Booths) and why does Christ choose it as the occasion to make this announcement? What is it about calling himself "water" at this feast that makes the scribes and Pharisees want to kill him? What is the significance of this Revelation in the Temple for our own lives today?
Join us for The Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ. Jesus Christ, God Himself, entered the confusing maze that is our world to show us who we are and to give us his Cross as a ladder up and out. Brought to you by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS; written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Man vs. God | S3 E4
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
What is sin, and why does Jesus make such a big deal about it? How should we respond to our own sin and the sin of others around us? In this episode of The Extraordinary Story, we dive into several teachings of Christ that focus on themes of sin and forgiveness.
From Peter's famous question, "How many times should I forgive my brother?" to the "Parable of the Unforgiving Steward," Tom Hoopes illustrates how these stories in Scripture are timely guides for us today as we navigate the maze of sin in the world and in our own lives.