Tag: Extraordinary Story

The Beatitudes are the grand summing up of Jesus’ message. Jesus goes up a mountain like a new Moses, and transforms the covenant with the Israelites. He broadens this promise to all

This week, The Extraordinary Story gets real. Tom Hoopes discusses the crisis of confession, and the dropping of many sacraments during the pandemic. He draws a parallel between our present moment in

Jesus of Nazareth explodes onto the scene like an action hero, circumventing the assumptions of his day and capturing the imagination of the crowds. Jesus began his project of changing the world

Jesus’ longest conversation in the gospel is with a poor sinner. Discover how His meeting with the woman at the well shows us how Christ approaches us in our own lives, and

Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night and discovers His powerful message. In this episode, Tom Hoopes pits the enlightenment against the light of Christ. He compares Descartes’ famous axiom, “I think, therefore

Jesus turns water into wine. By performing this miracle, He gives us a loving and joyous sign of His divinity. He signals the queenship of His mother, Mary, and the high calling

In this episode of the Extraordinary Story, we meet St. Peter, and learn all about the importance of brotherhood and community. Click here to see all episodes of The Extraordinary Story on

I am working on a project about the “Extraordinary Story” that Christ’s life tells. A story not just about his life, but also about mine, and yours.

This week on The Extraordinary Story, we get a drum roll and a symbol clash as Jesus arrives on the scene. Then right away, he faces off alone with the devil. We

John the Baptist lived a radical holiness. Rather than being quick to judge and slow to forgive, he was uncompromising with himself and generous with others. His example gives us a path