Saint Stephen: The First Christian Martyr - Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints - Episode #22

 

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Episode #22

Merry Christmas!  Don’t take those trees down yet!  It is only the Second Day of Christmas.  And on the Second Day of Christmas, December 26th, our attention naturally turns to a very important Saint whose feast day we celebrate today – Saint Stephen.  

This week will be a fascinating week as we cover the dramatic story of Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity. From his bold defense of the faith before the Sanhedrin to his vision of Christ at the right hand of the Father as he was dying to his ultimate sacrifice for the faith by stoning, this episode explores Stephen’s legacy through history, scripture, and art. His courage sparked the spread of the Gospel and continues to inspire believers today.  You won’t want to miss it!

The Triumph of Christ & the New Humanity - Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints – Bonus Episode #21

 

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Bonus Episode #21

 

This week we are having a very special Bonus Episode of Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints as we wrap up our series on the Angels and the Unseen Realm.   It has been quite a fascinating and wild ride. 

 

And it is always good to end where we began, with one of my favorite quotes of all time from Arthur Stanley Eddington. 

 

“Not only is the Universe stranger than we imagine.  It is stranger than we CAN imagine.” 

 

I think, at the very least, what we have talked about over the last couple of months has proved Stanley’s point.  And then some!

 

We have covered some wild topics in this series: starting with Saint Michael the Archangel, the Divine Council, the Three Falls, The Nine Orders of Angels, Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, God’s Army, Babylon, The Angel of the Lord, Satan, the Sins of the Watchers, the Nephilim and even demonic possession!  It has been quite the rollercoaster ride. 

 

And this week we end our journey through the Unseen Realm with its ultimate glorious conclusion: the Triumph of Christ over the Dark Powers and His ushering of mankind to its new status in the New Humanity.  It is an exciting conclusion to a fascinating Odyssey.  You won’t want to miss it!

Saint Thomas the Apostle: From Doubt to Destiny - Episode #21

 

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Welcome to the third week of Advent!  And this week we take a short pause from the penitential time of purple to light the pink candle on the advent wreath – the Shepherd Candle.  Rejoice!  Christmas is coming… soon!

 

We also have a very important Saint to discuss this week, one of the most important, and one that is perfectly suited to our highly skeptical age of doubt – Saint Thomas.  Known throughout history as “Doubting Thomas” this moniker is a bit harsh and unfair.  Having questions is no sin and Christianity is not a faith that requires blind belief but one that opens honest inquiry.   The example of Thomas proves this point. 

 

 

After Jesus showed Thomas his wounds Thomas believed, immediately declaring Jesus as Lord and God!  He had had questions.  He had had doubts and the Lord answered those questions and doubts.  Honest skepticism is no match for Jesus.

 

So, what happened to Thomas after this story?  Well…, he went from being full of doubts and questions to being the Apostle that traveled the furthest of them all, all the way to India to share his faith, ultimately dying for his belief in Mylapore India in 72 AD. 

 

Today, the Saint Thomas Christians in India can claim to be one of the oldest continuing Christian communities in the world tracing their origins back to the Evangelical mission of Saint Thomas two thousand years ago, who should be remembered as Thomas the Brave instead of Doubting Thomas.

 

This week will be a fascinating episode as we explore the amazing journey of Saint Thomas from a skeptical doubter in that upper room in Jerusalem to the Apostle that Evangelized the East!  It is an incredible tale and you certainly won’t want to miss it. 

 

The REAL War on Christmas! – Part 2

 

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Christmas Bonus Episode!

Part 2

Merry Christmas!  

Every year during this festive holiday season there is always talk about a “War on Christmas” on TV.  Normally, that chatter is about the increasing secular nature of our Culture and how old Christmas traditions we may have loved as a kid are slowly fading away or disappearing from public life.  Or, in some cases, instances where traditional Christmas Carols or Decorations are made Politically Incorrect and are canceled by overzealous administrators or government officials.    This is a problem of course, but contrary to what you may think, this is not the MAIN war on Christmas.  

The PRIMARY front in the War on Christmas is the general onslaught of nonsense that is being taught in many colleges, shown in countless documentaries and flooding innumerable internet chat rooms about the origins of Christianity in general, and about Christmas in particular.  It is a complete deluge of lies and falsehoods and it gets deeper every year.  

And at this time of year especially a barrage of myth, foolishness and downright error about Christmas and its origins swamp all media.   Such as:

Were images of Mary and Jesus just stolen from images of the Goddess Isis and her son Horus?

Was the Virgin Mary REALLY a Virgin?  Or was Jesus’s real father a Roman soldier named Panthera?

Is Christmas just warmed over paganism, stolen from the Roman festival of Saturnalia?  

Was Jesus’s birthday chosen to coincide with the celebration of Sol Invictus or the birth of the Persia god Mithras?   

These charges about the origins of Christmas flood the airways and college campuses of our Country and for many believing Christians they do not know how to respond to these false attacks.   Attacks that are not new and have been refuted hundreds or thousands of years ago.  

And because these myths about Christmas go largely unchallenged by believers, these completely fallacious charges about the origin of our faith get set in stone in the minds of many of our young people.  So today, as we are right at the beginning of the Christmas Season, it is a good time to start to fight back against some of this insanity! So, get your battle gear on.  Man your posts and let the fight back against the War on Christmas start this morning!  You will NOT want to miss this very special Holiday Bonus episode.  

Unclean Spirits and the Rephaim - Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints – Bonus Episode #20

 

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Episode #20 Bonus

This week’s bonus episode of Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints may be the craziest one yet!  I know it will definitely be one of the most disturbing.  

Because this week we will explore the dark and sinister secrets of the some of the most mysterious characters in the whole Bible – the Rephaim.  They are mentioned all over the text, and they show up repeatedly throughout scripture, but who are they?  This week you will discover the secrets behind demonic nature and how they still plague man today. 

And all sorts of topics will be covered, from the shadowy King Og, the ultimate bad guy from the Old Testament and the last of the Rephaim - to the mysterious origins of Unclean Spirits - the source of demonic possessions.  We also will cover the sinister Bulls of Bashan that Jesus spoke about at his crucifixion and how it is related to King Og and the Rephaim.  It is all related!  

And finally, we will study King Og’s bed, the most infamous piece of furniture in history.  The true story behind this fabled object will blow your mind.  It will be a wild ride this Saturday, so I hope you can join us.   It promises to be a fascinating episode.  

The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe -Saturday Cappuccino with the Saints – Episode #20

 

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Episode #20

Welcome to the second week of Advent!  Christmas is definitely coming and on Saturday we will remember the traditions associated with the second week of this holy season as we light the Bethlehem candle.     

We also will pose a very important question to ponder this week.  The question is this, can a single image imprinted on a raggedy piece of cloth 500 years ago change the course of history?  The answer you will discover is YES.  

Because this week we will celebrate the anniversary of one of the most amazing supernatural events in History – the Apparition of our Lady of Guadalupe and the miraculous image of her captured on a native American cloak.  

Few events have had more of an explosive impact on Christian evangelization than the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in Mexico in December 1521 and the miraculous image she gifted to the world that was imprinted on Diego’s Tilma.    

Mexico at that time was completely under the sway of Dark Spiritual Forces.  The bloodthirsty Aztec religion, based on an insatiable cult of torture, human sacrifice and cannibalism had the country by the throat.   This was truly a land firmly in the grip of Satan.

And yet, within just a few years of this miracle, millions of Mexicans were led to the faith.  The formerly pagan Aztec people embraced the true God – Jesus Christ and became especially devoted to his Mother.  And how that all happened is an amazing tale.  

The apparition, the Tilma (Juan Diego’s cloak) which captured the image (which still survives to this day), as well as various scientific studies that have been conducted on the cloth will be discussed in depth.  We also will explore the incredible impact this object has had on world history.  It is astonishing and it should prove to be a fascinating discussion on Saturday.  I hope to see you there.  

The REAL War on Christmas! – Part 1

 

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Christmas Bonus Episode!

Part 1

Merry Christmas!  

Every year during this festive holiday season there is always talk about a “War on Christmas” on TV.  Normally, that chatter is about the increasing secular nature of our Culture and how old Christmas traditions we may have loved as a kid are slowly fading away or disappearing from public life.  Or, in some cases, instances where traditional Christmas Carols or Decorations are made Politically Incorrect and are canceled by overzealous administrators or government officials.    This is a problem of course, but contrary to what you may think, this is not the MAIN war on Christmas.  

The PRIMARY front in the War on Christmas is the general onslaught of nonsense that is being taught in many colleges, shown in countless documentaries and flooding innumerable internet chat rooms about the origins of Christianity in general, and about Christmas in particular.  It is a complete deluge of lies and falsehoods and it gets deeper every year.  

And at this time of year especially a barrage of myth, foolishness and downright error about Christmas and its origins swamp all media.   Such as:

Were images of Mary and Jesus just stolen from images of the Goddess Isis and her son Horus?

Was the Virgin Mary REALLY a Virgin?  Or was Jesus’s real father a Roman soldier named Panthera?

Is Christmas just warmed over paganism, stolen from the Roman festival of Saturnalia?  

Was Jesus’s birthday chosen to coincide with the celebration of Sol Invictus or the birth of the Persia god Mithras?   

These charges about the origins of Christmas flood the airways and college campuses of our Country and for many believing Christians they do not know how to respond to these false attacks.   Attacks that are not new and have been refuted hundreds or thousands of years ago.  

And because these myths about Christmas go largely unchallenged by believers, these completely fallacious charges about the origin of our faith get set in stone in the minds of many of our young people.  So today, as we are right at the beginning of the Christmas Season, it is a good time to start to fight back against some of this insanity! So, get your battle gear on.  Man your posts and let the fight back against the War on Christmas start this morning!  You will NOT want to miss this very special Holiday Bonus episode.