Join Dr. Mark Giszczak, associate professor of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, as he answers some of the internet's most pressing questions about the Jubilee.
What is a Jubilee year? What is a Holy Door? What are indulgences? Is the Jubilee year in Scripture? Find out answers to these questions and more in this episode of What Catholics Believe
00:00 What Catholics Believe about the Jubilee year
00:23 What is a Jubilee year?
01:46 Where is the Jubilee year in the pages of Sacred Scripture?
02:36 Why is it called a Jubilee year?
02:50 Did Jesus practice the Jubilee year?
05:52 Where do we see the history of the Jubilee year within the Catholic Church?
06:45 What is the difference between an ordinary and extraordinary Jubilee year?
07:24 Why do Jubilee years have themes?
08:12 What is hope?
09:20 How can I participate in the Jubilee year?
10:00 What is a "Holy Door" and what is its significance?
11:31 What is the role of pilgrimages in the Jubilee year?
13:24 What are indulgences?
16:48 Enjoy the Jubilee year!
Up Next in Jubilee Year 2025
-
Jubilee: 700 Years Seeking Forgiveness
Travel with some of the great experts and cultural leaders of the Church to the four Basilicas in Rome, where pilgrims have visited for centuries. Join the experts as they teach us how each of the four Holy Doors has something to teach us about the Jubilee Year.
The documentary focuses especia... -
The Pope | What Catholics Believe
Join Dr. Christopher Mooney, assistant professor of theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, as he answers some of the internet's most popular questions about the pope and the papacy.
Why does the Catholic Church have a pope? Is the pope Catholic? Do Catholics have to obe...
-
Divine Mercy Chaplet | Franciscan Fri...
"Have mercy on us and on the whole world." Join the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet and asking God to shower his mercy upon us. While originally planned to be released closer to Divine Mercy Sunday, we have moved up our release date to encourage all people to ...
2 Comments