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Inspirational and Informative MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES The Gates of Jerusalem: A History Videos about The Holy Land of the Holy City CATHOLIC TRAVEL CENTRE VIDEOS Documentary on DVD Dancing with God: A Holy Land Pilgrimage Worn smooth by time and bullet-scarred by Experience the ravages of war, the Gates of Jerusalem have witnessed epic events, from the early invasion of Learn from Brother Angelo about his personally Nebuchadnezzar’s armies 3,000 years ago to the Six transformative experience in the Holy Land with Day War of 1967. In that time, Jerusalem has been Catholic Travel Centre, and gain insight into how conquered on 40 different occasions and destroyed profoundly moving a Holy Land pilgrimage can be. 18 times. This video tells the stories of the events Watch video and people who have passed through those gates, and explores the historic and spiritual significance of each gate to the ancient city. Artists’ renderings Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of and animated reconstructions, archival footage, and Jerusalem Pilgrimage to the Holy Land photos help to document the story. Follow a group of pilgrims of the Knights and Ladies Purchase DVD of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem from the Western USA Lieutenancy, as they make their pilgrimage to the Holy Land and receive their Pilgrim Shells. The Holy Land: A Pilgrimage through the Footsteps of Jesus with Rev. Donald Senior Watch video Embark on a life-changing journey through the Holy Land. A Pilgrimage to God – A Parish Pilgrimage Called a “Fifth Gospel,” the lands where Jesus lived Follow this group of pilgrims from St. Peter’s Catholic illuminate the reality of His life and times. Every year, Church in Greenville, North Carolina, under the millions of pilgrims flock to the Holy Land, walking in leadership of Father Justin Kerber, as they walk in the the footsteps of Jesus and the apostles. footsteps of Jesus on this parish pilgrimage to the Now, The Holy Land: A Pilgrimage through the Holy Land. Hear directly from the pilgrims about their Footsteps of Jesus takes you on a virtual pilgrimage profound and transforming experiences. to these sacred places. Your guide is Rev. Donald Watch feature length video Senior, one of the world’s leading New Testament Watch abbreviated video scholars and a renowned pilgrimage leader. He will Inspirational and Informative Videos about The Holy Land © Copyright 2018 Catholic Travel Centre. All rights reserved. 1 lead you down the Jordan River, across the Sea of Jerusalem Galilee, and up to the Mount of Olives. As you take IMAX 3D Documentary this journey, you will gain deeper insights into the power and beauty of the Gospel message. Jerusalem immerses audiences into one of the world’s most beloved cities. Discover why this First, you will learn about the geographical context of tiny piece of land is sacred to three major religions the Holy Land and its most distinctive features. Then, through the stories of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim you will journey through the Gospels and Acts of the families who call Jerusalem home. Join renowned Apostles, illuminating the most important events of archaeologist Dr. Jodi Magness as she travels the New Testament. As you explore Jesus’ birth in underground to solve some of this city’s greatest Bethlehem, mission in Capernaum, and crucifixion in mysteries. Find out why, after thousands of years, Jerusalem, you will enrich your understanding of the Jerusalem and the Holy Land continue to stir the Gospels. In visiting the sites of Jesus’ Gospel imagination of billions of people. Unprecedented history, you will come to see how Jesus is the access to the city’s holiest sites, as well as rare Word made flesh. and breathtaking aerial footage of the Old City, Purchase DVD combine to make Jerusalem a unique and stunning cinematic experience. In the Footsteps of St. Peter with Find out more David Suchet Join beloved television actor David Suchet (PBS’s Jerusalem: Center of the World Poirot series) as he traces the footsteps of one of the PBS Documentary most important figures in early Christianity, the man Jerusalem: Center of the World tells the epic story of we know as St. Peter. the world’s most incredible city, capturing the rich In this major two-part documentary series produced mosaic of the city’s Christian, Jewish, and Muslim for the BBC, Suchet travels from Peter’s humble communities. Covering a sweeping history of over Galilean birthplace to Jerusalem, where a terrified 4,000 years, the film explores the founding of the Peter denies his beloved friend and teacher on the city; the birth and convergence of the world’s three eve of the crucifixion. Encounter Peter’s miraculous major monotheistic religions; and the key events post-resurrection transformation, discover the in Jerusalem’s history as described in the Hebrew role Peter played in keeping the early church from and Christian Bibles, the Talmud, the Hagaddah, the splintering, and explore the question, what happened Koran, and the Hadith. Highlights include: Mount to Peter after he mysteriously vanished from the Moriah, the site of the First and Second Temples; the biblical account? Purchase DVD Inspirational and Informative Videos about The Holy Land © Copyright 2018 Catholic Travel Centre. All rights reserved. 2 Church of the Holy Sepulchre; the Dome of the Rock; The story of the city and its people over the millennia and the Western Wall. Directed by Andrew Goldberg, is a fascinating study of the human spirit in seeking an and hosted by Ray Suarez (The NewsHour with Jim experience of the Divine. Lehrer), the film includes interviews with locals, top Purchase DVD scholars, and clergy. Watch trailer or purchase DVD Masada – The Complete Epic Mini-Series Fictionalized retelling of the story of Jerusalem: The Holy City by Fr. Leslie J. Masada – DVD Hoppe, OFM, PhD In first century A.D., Flavius Silva (Peter O’Toole), With a fascinating past and turbulent present, commander in Roman Palestine, leads his forces in Jerusalem is a city like no other. combat against the remaining Jewish Zealots who From its founding 6,000 years ago to the present have taken refuge in the seemingly impregnable day, Jerusalem has gripped the hearts of the faithful fortress of Masada. There, the engineering and worldwide. Thousands of books have been written military might of Rome faces the passion and about its religious significance and history. Now, you ingenuity of Eleazar Ben Yair (Peter Strauss) and too will have the opportunity to explore what lies his people. Based on the novel The Antagonists by beneath the city’s streets, homes, and shops. In this Ernest K. Gann, this epic, four-part mini-series was course, you will learn about the Holy City’s history, its shot on location in Israel. spiritual significance, the treatment of the city in the Purchase DVD Bible, and archaeological discoveries throughout the city. Rick Steves’ The Holy Land: Israelis and Believers in the One God, whether they are Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, consider Jerusalem a sacred Palestinians Today place. Under the guidance of Fr. Leslie J. Hoppe, Documentary O.F.M., Ph.D., an expert on the Holy Land, you will Filmed on location in 2013 in Israel, this documentary look at Jerusalem’s special status in these religions. takes you on travels from the venerable ramparts of You will also explore the centrality of the city in the Jerusalem to the vibrant modern skyline of Tel Aviv. Hebrew Bible, which provides the basis for the city’s In Palestine, Rick harvests olives near Hebron, visits uniqueness, and in the New Testament. a home in Bethlehem, and pops into a university in In addition to examining the Holy City’s story through Ramallah. Weaving together narratives from both sacred literature, you will also discover its rich history by exploring the archaeology of the city. If you are interested in the contemporary issue of Jerusalem’s political status, this series will broaden your horizons. Inspirational and Informative Videos about The Holy Land © Copyright 2018 Catholic Travel Centre. All rights reserved. 3 sides, Rick also learns about security walls, disputed Understanding Jesus’ Greatest Sermon settlements, and the persistent challenges facing the by Fr. Dennis Hamm, SJ, PhD region. “I wanted to produce a television show that The Beatitudes. The Golden Rule. The Lord’s Prayer. could help my American viewers better understand this troubled land. My agenda was simply to be These are just a few of the central teachings contained balanced and honest. Not with the cold detachment within the Sermon on the Mount — one of the of a news reporter, but with the natural empathy most powerful parts of the New Testament. Most of that comes from being a travel writer. I wanted to us, however, only know the Sermon on the Mount take on a ‘dual narrative’ approach: giving voice to in segments. Now, you will hear the Sermon as a reasonable and rational people from both sides of powerful and profound whole. the thorny issues.” You will look at the Sermon on the Mount as carefully Watch video packaged and presented by Matthew, as illuminated by other passages in his Gospel, and by the culture of first-century Palestine. You will also explore Luke’s Risen smaller version, called “the Sermon on the Plain,” Risen is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, paying particular attention to Luke’s context. as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius These lectures further illuminate Jesus’ words against (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman Military Tribune, the background of the Old Testament, thus bringing and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with you closer to what these sayings meant to their solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the original audiences.