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Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
- Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
- By: Brant Pitre, Scott Hahn - foreword
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 838
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 752
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Story5 out of 5 stars 744
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. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist shines fresh light on the Last Supper by looking at it through Jewish eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I am a Protestant trying to learn more about the significance of the Eucharist and I feel that my eyes have been opened up ..
- By Kim Lank on 03-08-18
- Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
- Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
- By: Brant Pitre, Scott Hahn - foreword
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
Wonderful Research and Presentation
Reviewed: 06-21-18
Simply a great job by Dr. Pitre. His research is thorough and enlightening without being the least bit dry. I learned much about my Catholic faith and am very glad I picked up his book!
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Faith of Our Fathers
- Why the Early Christians Still Matter and Always Will
- By: Mike Aquilina
- Narrated by: Greg Willits
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Getting to know the Church Fathers means getting to know our own roots. It means knowing more deeply who we are as we learn more and more about who they are. The early Christians are our ancestors, our common genealogy, our family. When we look to our roots, what do we see?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Places the Fathers in Context
- By James on 07-09-15
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Why the Early Christians Still Matter and Always Will
- By: Mike Aquilina
- Narrated by: Greg Willits
Like a really long homily with no proof
Reviewed: 04-19-16
Would you be willing to try another one of Greg Willits’s performances?
I will definitely listen to the sample first. His performance here wasn't too hot, kind of dry and preachy-sounding.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The author clearly respects the Church Fathers and wishes to pass on his excitement to others.
Any additional comments?
I wanted a book that described the Church Fathers, gave me (as detailed as possible) stories of their lives, and gave me extensive quotes from their writings. Instead, Aquilina glosses over the actual details and does a lot of comparing of the faith of the Church Fathers with the general apathy of many in the Church today... which isn't very helpful, because he doesn't go in-depth into their lives or writings, so not much of a comparison can be made. Aquilina comes across as preachy instead of descriptive. Not what I was looking for.
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Church of Spies
- The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler
- By: Mark Riebling
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 347
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 345
The Vatican's silence in the face of Nazi atrocities remains one of the great controversies of our time. History has accused wartime pontiff Pius the Twelfth of complicity in the Holocaust and dubbed him "Hitler's Pope". But a key part of the story has remained untold. Pius ran the world's largest church, smallest state, and oldest spy service. Saintly but secretive, he skimmed from church charities to pay covert couriers, and surreptitiously tape-recorded his meetings with top Nazis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pius XII Vindicated
- By James Clark on 04-17-16
- Church of Spies
- The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler
- By: Mark Riebling
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Fantastic detail, well-researched
Reviewed: 04-11-16
Mark Riebling did his homework, and Fred Sanders does an excellent job reading the story.
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