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Wrestling with God – Very Interesting Movie — “Ushpizin”
Janet and I watched a movie again today which I had gotten on a whim a few years ago because it was Jewish and sounded interesting.
It was — both!
We watched it again today because it is the season of Sukkot, the Jewish feast of Tabernacles, which is what this charming movie is about.
It was entitled Ushpizin and follows an Orthodox Jewish couple wrestling with God — and each other and everyone else — during the festival of Succoth. It has a good number of twists and turns and is very entertaining.
The movie is in Hebrew with English subtitles. It was filmed in Jerusalem — looks like the ultra-orthodox district of Mea-Shearim. It was interesting to see how they view God and relate to him. And, how God relates to them even in their struggles and doubts. We recommend this to anyone who tries to understand God and who has a respect or interest in the Jewish people.
You can learn more about the movie and see some images here. See the trailer here. I also just found out this is a favorite movie of many of my best Jewish convert friends! It really is a great movie.
Steve and Marcus Peter Discuss Apparitions on Ave Maria Radio
On Monday, I joined Marcus Peter on Ave Maria Radio in the Afternoon. We covered a wide range of topics regarding Marian Apparitions.
We discussed what we believed as Fundamentalist Protestants, what changed our minds, the biblical basis, and how the Church approves apparitions.
We also gave a short overview of the most popular, well-known appearances of Mary. I explained why Knock in Ireland is my favorite apparition — right out of the book of Revelation. See the image of the Knock Apparition below the YouTube image.
Last Week in France: “ Oldest Little Daughter, Arise!”
An insightful and encouraging article on the Pope’s visit to France in the Catholic Thing. We were just in France two weeks ago and saw indications of the same thing.
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Jesus is asked by Jairus, an official of the Jerusalem Synagogue, to come to his house and heal his daughter who is gravely ill. As recounted in St. Mark’s Gospel, Jesus hurries to his house, but is told on the way that she has died.
Arriving, the Lord, who sees what others cannot see, and knows that God’s glory will be revealed, tells them that the girl is not dead, only sleeping. They laugh at Him, as some translations say, “to scorn.”
The Lord enters the girl’s bedroom, holds her hand and, in Aramaic, says, “Talitha koumi– little girl, arise.” She wakes immediately and gets up.
Only Christ can bring the dead to life, or revive what seems to be dead.
For centuries, tyrants like Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin or the followers of Mohammed have claimed to have put the Church to death. But She has always arisen.
Viewing the scenes we saw in France this week during the visit of Pope Leo, it’s only natural to think both of those proud words of the tyrants and demagogues, and of the story of the daughter of Jairus.
A wise French commentator called it the “Advent of the Church” in France. Another friend, a journalist, said to me that a “page in history has been turned.”
For the whole article, click HERE
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