The Faith Explained with Cale Clarke - Learning the Catholic Faith

Cale looks at Daniel chapter 9, in which Daniel lays his heart before the Lord. Cale looks at the theme of covenant, and also two sins that you must avoid in the spiritual life.

Cale looks at Daniel chapter 8, in which Daniel has another vision that troubles him. What do the ram and the goat symbolize? What about the horns? How shall we live in light of frightening world events?

Cale continues to unpack Daniel chapter 7, in which Daniel has a vision and sees four beasts emerge out of the sea, as well as a ‘son of man’.

Daniel has a troubling vision in which he sees four beasts emerge from the great sea. What is going on here? What do the beasts symbolize? What does the sea symbolize? What did this mean for the people in Daniel’s day? What does it mean for you?

What is apocalyptic literature? How can it help us understand the book of Daniel? Interestingly, Jesus Himself makes a lot of apocalyptic references in the Gospels. Cale looks at these references and what constitutes an apocalyptic worldview.

It’s a staple in children’s Bible stories. What’s the significance of the story of Daniel in the lions den? Cale also shares an incredible story of a modern-day believer who experienced a miraculous deliverance from God not unlike Daniel.

Cale looks at Daniel chapter 5 and the famous instance in which King Belshazzar sees a message from God written on the wall. What does the message mean? What does Daniel do when the king summons him?

In Daniel 4 we see a note from King Nebuchadnezzar himself. He tells of a dream in which he sees a large tree. Did King Nebuchadnezzar go mad? Cale looks at this passage in the light of Christ and considers what it means for your life today.

King Nebuchadnezzar sets up a golden statue; Daniel’s three companions are thrown into a fiery furnace for not worshiping it. A “son of the gods” appears with them in the fire. Is this a pre-incarnate Christ? What is really behind idolatry?

Cale looks at “Operation Andrew” which Billy Graham put into effect, and w hat sharing the faith with others means and how you can do it in your life.

Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah during his public ministry? Did he ever intimate that he was more than a prophet?

Cale analyzes if God speaks to us through dreams and the concept of Biblical Wisdom and he finishes Daniel Chapter 2

Cale takes a look at Daniel Chapter 2 and he analyzes Daniel’s dream.

Cale talks about the first Chapter of the Book of Daniel and the King Nebuchadnezzar.  He also talks about the meaning of the name Daniel, and not eating the food of the King.

Cale looks at the military campaigns of Judas Maccabeus and the rededication of the temple. When was Jesus born – was it really toward the end of December?

Cale looks at 2 Maccabees and the inspiring story of a martyred mother and her seven sons. In her speeches to encourage her sons to be faithful, she mentions the resurrection and God the Creator. Cale unpacks the significance of her testimony and how we can apply it to our lives today.

What was the abomination of desolation? Cale looks at the terrible deeds of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the courageous men and women who stood up for their faith in the midst of trial.

Cale gives an overview of the books of the Maccabees, looking at their significance in the timeline of salvation history. The books of the Maccabees help set the stage for the public ministry of Jesus recorded in the four Gospels.

Cale looks at miracles that Jesus performed that show he is the Messiah.

How can we know that the miraculous deeds performed by Jesus recorded in the New Testament really happened?  What are the criteria used to determine the authenticity of the events recorded? Cale looks at 5 things to understand about the miracles of Jesus. Other topics: Exorcisms The kingdom of God The Testament of Moses

Cale looks at the Old Testament’s description of the queen mother in Israel and how Mary fulfills this role as the mother of Jesus. Who is the woman clothed with the sun in the Book of Revelation?  

Did the Catholic Church invent the doctrine of Mary being assumed body and soul into heaven, especially since it didn’t become doctrinal until 1950? What does the Assumption have to do with the immaculate conception? Cale looks at the biblical roots of this fourth glorious mystery of the rosary.

Cale looks at the Old Testament roots of Pentecost and the parallels between God giving the law to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost as described in the Acts of the Apostles. Cale also looks at how the giving of the Spirit reverses the curse from the Tower of Babel in the book of Genesis. 

Cale explains how the notion of Jesus floating away into the heavens is completely backward from the reality. He also looks at objections that Jesus ascended bodily into heaven. What does the ascension mean for your life? Other topics: what heaven is like the significance of the mention of  a cloud in the Acts of the Apostles The deposit of faith

The first glorious mystery. Cale looks at 5 facts that have to be accounted for regarding the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.