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Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
Brant Pitre
In recent years, Christians everywhere are rediscovering the Jewish roots of their faith. Every year at Easter time, many believers now celebrate Passover meals known as Seders, seeking to understand exactly what happened at Jesus’ final Passover, the night before he was crucified. Dr. Brant Pitre shines fresh light on the Last Supper by looking at it through Jewish eyes. Using his in-depth knowledge of the Bible and Jewish traditions, he answers questions like… What was the Passover like at the time of Jesus? What were the Jewish hopes for the Messiah? What was Jesus’ purpose in instituting the Eucharist during the feast of Passover? And, most important of all, what did Jesus mean when he said, “This is my body…This is my blood”?
Putting Christ Back Into Christmas
December 9, 2018 • Fr. Anthony Odiong
When people think of Christmas, they typically think of going into debt, overindulging in activities or running around all over the place and stressing out. In this Focus show, however, Fr. Anthony Odiong returns to give his best advice on how to properly celebrate Christmas and what he thinks the true meaning of Christmas is. Putting “Christ” back into http://christmas...that’s Our Focus!
Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus
Pat Enk
We have all heard of the Shroud of Turin and the Veil of Veronica but what is the Holy Face of Manoppello? Devotion to the Holy Face has existed since the beginning of Christianity. When our Lord appeared to a Cloistered Carmelite nun, Sr. Marie St. Pierre, He asked her for a greater devotion to his Holy Face and acts of Reparation. Jesus said to her: "Rejoice, My Daughter, because the hour approaches when the most beautiful work under the Sun will be here." Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, begun by Pope John Paul II in his last days, devotion to the Holy Face is spreading, and the Face of "The True Sun, Jesus Christ" is beginning to "Shine in the http://world...the Holy Face of Jesus! That's our Focus!