Joseph Hoeber

In terms of raw cinema The Passion of the Christ remains the most searing portrait of Christ’s passion and crucifixion ever filmed. Mel Gibson’s masterpiece, and Jim Caviezel’s otherworldly performance should have won all the awards. No matter… it is still winning souls. And yes, I’m watching it again this #GoodFriday

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through. Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating. Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience. The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse. The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him. Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will. Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal. He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man. This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt. Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone. This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss. Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull. These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds. At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in. What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back. Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile. Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive. Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms. A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe. He suffered for 6 hours. His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life. His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long. His heart was struggling to pump blood. He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking. His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress. And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin. He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him. HE DID IT ALL FOR US. To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom. Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it. And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going. For us.

Mel Gibson explains to Joe Rogan the how the Shroud of Turin is real & that it's dated to the age of Christ plus modern science cannot recreate it.

I watched the Passion of the Christ again last night. It never gets old or ceases to fill me with incredibly gratitude. That we did that to God, and that God went through all of that for us is. I highly recommend watching it this Holy Week.

@McBrideLawNYC I just got word today that an old friend of mine tried committing suicide last night and is now in the icu. His older brother committed suicide about a decade ago. Please keep him & his family in your prayers

The McBride Family will be praying a special Good Friday Rosary this evening at 7:00 PM EST. If you have intentions, place them in the comments. I give you my word, as a Catholic man, that your intentions will be carried before Our Lord in prayer.

Father Chad Ripperger has spent his life as an exorcist. It’s clear to him that demons are in charge of parts of American politics. 0:00 The Connection Between Mental Health and Demon Possessions 7:01 What Are Demons? 26:45 What Is the Mission of Demons? 29:40 Is the United States Under Demonic Attack? 35:16 Child Sacrifice and Pacts With Demons 46:03 The Dangers of Being an Exorcist 48:38 Why Demons Target People in Leadership Positions 51:52 The Similarities Between Communism and Demonism 58:45 Can Demons Possess Animals? 1:05:08 How Does Someone Become Possessed? 1:14:19 The Dangers of Mocking Demons 1:17:42 Occult Knowledge 1:20:36 Why Some Demons Can Only Be Cast Out With Prayer and Fasting 1:27:15 Satanic Ritual Abuse 1:29:47 Are There People Who Choose to Stay Possessed? 1:33:37 How God Uses Demons for Good 1:35:57 How to Avoid Being Possessed 1:40:43 Is the US Doomed? 1:44:27 What Role Do Demons Play in Addiction?

BREAKING ✝️ Pope Leo XIV PROSTRATES before altar in Saint Peter's Basilica on Good Friday

Fulton Sheen on the Crucifixion

Today is Good Friday. We remember the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. After being arrested the night before, Jesus was beaten, flogged, crowned with thorns and sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. He carried His cross through Jerusalem and was nailed to it. Darkness covered the land from noon to 3pm. At 3pm He said: “It is finished.” And He died. (John 19:30) He was taken down from the cross and buried in a tomb before sundown. A large stone was rolled across the entrance and guards were posted outside in fear that His disciples might steal the body and claim He had risen from the dead. No greater love has ever been shown.

He speared the side of Christ, and then he became a Saint, a centurion in the armies of God. Saint Longinus was the Roman Centurion who pierced the side of Christ with a spear to ensure He was dead. Tradition says he was partially blind. When the blood and water flowed from Jesus' side, it splashed onto his face, instantly restoring his sight. He threw down his spear and cried out: "Truly this man was the Son of God!" The weapon that speared Christ became a relic (The Spear of Destiny), and the man who wielded it became a martyr for the Faith. Later he was persecuted by the Roman Empire for spreading the faith in Cappadocia. There he preached Christ crucified and risen, converting pagans, baptizing multitudes. The governor demanded he bow to idols. The soldier of Christ refused. He laughed at their lifeless statues: “They are not gods. They cannot save.” They arrested him, tortured him and took his eyes, a brutal mockery of the vision Christ had given him. But even in darkness, Longinus stood strong: “I have seen the truth,” he declared, “and no man can blind me now.” Still desperate to break him, the governor led Longinus to the temple of the gods, demanding he bow. Before him stood a massive idol, cold and lifeless. Then they cut out his tongue, thinking they had stolen his voice. But the Heavens defied them, Longinus continued to speak clearly, his words as if carried by God Himself. His hand found the hilt of a discarded sword. And with one mighty strike, he cleaved the false god’s head from its body. As the stone shattered, he roared for all to hear: “NOW WE SHALL SEE IF THEY ARE GODS OR NOT!” The Emperor had him martyred for this, but his actions had already converted thousands. Saint Longinus was a soldier of Rome, but he died a warrior of Christ, and in that, he won the greatest battle of all. The battle for his soul. Saint Longinus, patron saint of soldiers and converts, pray for us!

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Tolkien has been removed as the author of the century and named the author of the millennium.

“the Jews who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men” 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15

I am feeling so grateful to be Catholic. The mass, the songs, every tradition—it is all the greatest, most beautiful gift. Even if you’re not Catholic, I encourage you to go to a Mass this Holy Week.

Jonathan, believed to be 193 and the world’s oldest known tortoise, is still alive on St. Helena despite rumors of his death. Officials dismissed the reports as a hoax, saying he is “very much alive.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa walking the streets of Jerusalem on Good Friday

“A single tear shed at the remembrance of the Passion of Jesus is worth more than a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, or a year of fasting on bread and water.” ~ St. Augustine

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@BreeSolstad That's a great question. It's a mystery in itself haha. They might as well join the Jewish religion since they are so keen on referring back to it

Does anyone know why reformed, calvinists, evangelicals, etc. all celebrate Easter? The date of Easter is set by the Catholic Church. Why would they follow a Church they call pagan, the harlot, the seat of the anti-Christ, and the synagogue of satan? This really perplexes me.

Omnēs hominēs nātūrā scīre dēsīderant — “All men by nature desire to know.” (Aristotle)

@ColeJohnson1720 @BreeSolstad Being blocked is like wearing a badge of honor :)

@ColeJohnson1720 @BreeSolstad You are the one who is lost :)

Jesus is Catholic. So, I am too. 👍