John the Baptist lived a radical holiness. Rather than being quick to judge and slow to forgive, he was uncompromising with himself and generous with others. His example gives us a path forward in civilized discourse.

Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the temple. A moment where Christ first states His divinity, and at the same time, a moment everyone can relate to. We all encounter the moment when we need to pull away from our family. But this story shows us how we can always reconnect by seeking Christ in the church.

Why did the Magi seek Jesus Christ? They were looking for something transcendent. But what convinced the Magi was what they saw with their own eyes.  What they was the beauty of the Holy Family.

In this episode of The Extraordinary Story, Mary and Joseph present Jesus at the temple, where they meet Simeon and Ann. Their story reveals a religious impulse that dates back to the dawn of humanity.

"The naming of Jesus is a kind of summary of the whole incarnation... It shows that God doesn't look at us from afar, but delights in being right here with us."

God is a dramatist, and the first rule of drama is to make a big entrance. Jesus Christ made the grandest entrance of all time in the Nativity story.

Who was Jesus in the womb?  Tom Hoopes explores this question, and many others in this episode of The Extraordinary Story.

This week on The Extraordinary with Tom Hoopes, we will return to Nazareth and meet Joseph. We will discover how Joseph is greater than Abraham, greater than David, and why Mother Teresa thinks his decision to quietly divorce Mary was perhaps the crowning achievement of his life.

Christ's journey begins with the Annunciation of Our Lord to His mother, Mary, a young girl in a small town called Nazareth.  Meanwhile, a war rages in Heaven.

Ex Corde is proud to present The Extraordinary Story, a podcast about the life of Christ, written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.  

Jesus Christ, God Himself, entered the confusing maze that is our world to show us who we are and to give us his cross as a ladder up and out. This is his story and ours.