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Radio New Jerusalem |
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After
Jesus said this, he looked towards
heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son,
that your Son may glorify you.
For you granted him authority over all people that he might give
eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they
may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory
on earth by
completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your
presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
John
17: 1-5
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Christ
Has Died
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Christ
Is Risen
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Christ
Will Come Again
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The
Mystery of Faith
Radio
New Jerusalem is
dedicated to communicating the good news of
God's salvation through Jesus Christ. In Saint John's vision of the
culmination
of human history as described in the book of Revelation, the holy
city, new Jerusalem, descends from heaven. From the throne comes
the pronouncement
that God, in that day, will make his dwelling with humanity and bring
an
end to all human suffering. Shifting tenses to the present, the
proclamation
is made that "The world of the past is gone" (Rev. 21 1-4).
With the death and resurrection of Christ and
the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Church, a brave and bright new
day did,
indeed, dawn. And, thanks to the faith and perseverance of our
predecessors,
those that have lived and died for Jesus and for us, we still bask in
the
light and warmth of this day that the learned have dubbed the "Church
Age."
And as it is Mother Church that nurtures and sustains us, it is,
conversely,
the responsibility of her spiritual offspring to pass this great and
timeless
truth of Christ's salvation down to future generations. The challenges
for
modern defenders
of the faith are, in their own way, even more
daunting than "dungeon, sword and fire,"
yet we are no less commissioned by Christ for this task than were the
faithful
of old. And it is by the nature of this divine commission that we know
that
in the end we shall emerge from this world victorious; that the gates
of
hell shall not prevail against the New Jerusalem as it so happened with
the
old.
Over the past 4,000 years, Jerusalem has
symbolized
the longed for dwelling of God with man. It was here that
Abraham's
hand was stayed before Isaac could be sacrificed to God, foreshadowing
the sacrifice
of God's own son. It is the glorious gilded capital of the
Imperial
Israel of David and Solomon and it is the desolation of foretold
destruction
and exile among the pagans of Babylon at the hands of
Nebuchadnezzer.
Jerusalem would arise from the ashes of history to await her long
anticipated
Messiah and, when he arrived, offer him up to the cruelty of the
occupying infidels. As we are told in Hebrews, Chapter 13:
The
bodies of the animals whose blood
is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for the atonement of
sin
are burnt outside the camp, and so Jesus too suffered outside the gate
to
sanctify the people with his own blood. Let us go to him, then,
outside
the camp, and share his degradation. For there is no eternal city
for
us in this life but we look for one in the life to come.
It is through the mysteries of the Catholic
Faith, preserved for us down through the ages by the faithful followers
of Jesus Christ, that we make our way to him outside the camp of this
world. By joining ourselves
to the cross with him in the sacrifice of the Eucharist, we may come
to share his degradation. And by joining him in his degradation, we are
sanctified by his blood that we might also share in his glorification
and so be resurrected with him into the eternal City of God that we
look
forward to: the New Jerusalem. Radio New Jerusalem seeks to serve
as the broadcast service of this approaching City of God, announcing
the good news that our Lord approaches.
This message of Radio New Jerusalem is broadcast
to the world by the power of the Holy Spirit.
It has come down to us through the Scriptures, the Sacred Tradition,
and the Faith of
the Catholic Church. It is to this very moment and always will be
available
to the faithful heart that is tuned to God in prayer. The name of
the
program is The Mystery of Faith,
a trilogy broadcast in these episodes, "Christ Has Died," "Christ
Is Risen" and
"Christ Will Come Again." In our own humble way, we will do our
best to keep the message of God's programming coming through to you
loudly and clearly by providing access to the best Catholic Christian
information on the internet and the airwaves.
The world of the past is gone. The City
of God approaches. This is Radio New Jerusalem signing on!
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A
Brief History of Radio New Jerusalem
Radio New
Jerusalem was begun as a support
ministry to Christian short wave radio in 1998. The original intent was
to provide an educational online resource that would introduce the
American Christian public to the largely ignored international medium,
serve as a forum for discussion of topics presented on the large
American broadcasters (WWCR, WHRI, etc.), and to provide an
outlet for the sale of rebuilt Hallicrafters and other classic tube
short wave receivers.
During
2002, a profound family spiritual
crisis lead my wife, Jean, and I to the Catholic Church.
Prior to this, we had been unchurched Christians of a Protestant
background, and as such found our religious and spiritual needs met by
a number of evangelists, educational ministries and preachers on the
short wave "church of the airwaves." Our daily guide on this
spiritual journey became the short wave service of EWTN, and in no
small way God used
this broadcast service, as well as key people in our lives, to lead us
home to the Catholic Church.
In
response
to our conversion, Jean and I sold an
established cottage rental business in northern Michigan and bought the
Santa Rosa Hotel in Sebring, Florida in 2003. While this
resulted in many long term spiritual benefits, the short term was a
grueling and hellacious experience that tried, tested and
strengthened our faith through betrayal by friends, near bankruptcy,
overwork and, ultimately, the destructive yet strangely healing effects
of three hurricanes during the summer of 2004. Throughout this
time, Radio New Jerusalem lay dormant.
After
returning to Michigan in March, 2005, Radio
New Jerusalem was reworked into a Catholic format, receiving a major
update in March, 2006.
During
the summer of 2007 we struggled to come
to grips with the rampant heresy and outright apostasy that was life in
the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, and for several months actually left
the Catholic Church. We attended services with a Mennonite congregation
during this time, and while there was much here that was warm and good,
we ultimately came to more fully understand and deeply miss the Real
Presence of Jesus in the Mass. When this Real Presence was
revealed late in 2007, we returned to the
Catholic Church with renewed intentions to fight for the much needed
reforms for which this diocese cries out to God.
While
absent from the Catholic Church, Radio
New Jerusalem was reformatted into a more generic Christian web site in
order to appeal to a wider base of Christian believers. The old
Catholic pages were subtly linked into this new format for the benefit
of our Catholic friends, and when we returned to the Catholic fold it
was determined that the Catholic portion of the site should be updated
and improved and that the Catholic message needed to be strengthened to
reflect our experiences within the Diocese of Saginaw. It also
seemed beneficial to maintain the more generic part of the site to
serve non-Catholic Christians in their own search for truth, and thus
improve and stregthen the overall ecumenical and evangelical outreach
of our web presence.
For
awhile, then, Radio New Jerusalem
consisted of
two fully functional web modules that were united in proclaiming the
One
True Gospel of Jesus Christ. While the intent was to send the
message that we are one Church united by Christ in the Catholic Faith,
this duality tended to give the impresssion that the Catholic
expression of the faith was somehow optional, rather than the fullness
of faith as revealed by God to humankind throughout history.
While Mother Church warmly welcomes all Christians to sit at the Table
of Faith, it must be understood by all who attend that it is,
nonetheless, her table -- and the Altar of the Real Presence. The
lesson learned for us has been that one does not compromise with
error. In 2008 the Catholic emphasis was restored, and in 2009
the site was given yet another cosmetic update.
In
short, Radio New Jerusalem has reflected
our own faith journey and continues to do so. Our goal is to
continue to improve the
quality and usefulness
of this site that it may serve as a beacon to souls
in search of the loving and healing light of Jesus Christ and that it
may also unite Christians of all stripe in healing and being healed by
the One True Church that, until Christ returns, is
mother to us all. The
Radio New Jerusalem web site is humbly
dedicated to defending the Holy Catholic Faith of this Mother Church
through the power of God Our Merciful Father, the Sacred Heart of Our
Lord,
Jesus Christ, the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin
Mary, and all of the Angels and Saints that protect and pray for
humankind from heaven. It is our prayer that all who enter here may be
as richly and abundantly blessed as we have been.
Peace to all who enter here.
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Using
Radio New Jerusalem
Radio New
Jerusalem is a web portal with links
to hundreds of web sites pertaining to the Catholic Church and
associated topics. Catholic and Catholic related resources
on the worldwide web comprise a veritable ocean of information.
There are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of web sites
of all levels of sophistication and quality of content that range from
a relative few so called "super sites" to a myriad of "Mom and Pop"
devotional sites. Exploring Catholicism on the web can be a
daunting and overwhelming task. It can also be a very rewarding
intellectual and spiritual endeavor. The goal of RNJ is to help
make this experience of the latter kind rather than the former.
The Radio
New Jerusalem web site provides an access
point into this wealth of information that is beneficial to searchers
at all levels of knowledge from the curious to the scholarly.
While a major emphasis is Catholic radio media online and Christian
short wave radio, there is also a wide array of topical information
concerning all that is Roman Catholic, organized and presented in a way
that lends itself to easy exploration and research.
Each page
is
categorized and contains links grouped
by topic. There is a Google powered search engine on each page that can be
accessed from the bottom
of each topic section, as well as from the page main menu.
Searches can be conducted either locally on the RNJ site or globally on
the entire worldwide web. Reference links are provided beneath
the search engine to facilitate ease of movement between the search and
various page sections.
To view
the
maximum number of web resources in the
most convenient way, it is recommended that a tab equipped browser be
employed. his will allow the user
to open numerous tabs to the various web sites being explored, provide
the easiest method for moving between these sites, and minimally tax
the computer's resources. Radio New Jerusalem is best viewed at a
monitor resolution of 1024 X 768
pixels or higher. Radio
New Jerusalem is viewed on several of the major browser platforms to
assure continuity and quality of presentation.
It is
my sincere desire that Radio New
Jerusalem may be a blessing to all that use it. It is and will
remain a work in progress, as every attempt will be made to upgrade and
improve its functionality and content. Should any user find a
broken link or any facility that does not work as intended please
report it. If any one has a favorite site that is not linked to
RNJ, please let me know. If the content is appropriate, it will
be added.
Contact
me with these or any concerns, observations or opinions.
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Contact Information and Disclaimer
Radio New
Jerusalem
Philip D. Ropp
105 Rockingham Avenue
Alma, Michigan 48801
Telephone 989 463-2126
email: contact@radionewjerusalem.com
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Radio
New Jerusalem
is an independently produced and sponsored website
dedicated to reaching the world with the message of salvation through
the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is this
messaage, ever ancient and ever new, that is revealed through His
Passion and Resurrection and is preserved in the Holy Scriptures and
the True Magisterium of the One Catholic and Apostolic Church. We
are dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary and
her timeless, prophetic instruction to humanity to "Do whatever He
tells you." Further, we are dedicated to exposing and denouncing
through reason and sound doctrine the work of Satan the Devil and his
minions wherever it is manifested and in particularly as it has
been manifested in our duly organized and recognized Christian
institutions. Our purpose is to proclaim the saving gospel of Jesus
Christ to a dying world and to aid and support all others sincerely
involved in the
proclamation of this same gospel.
This
website is not sponsored by, supported
by, or in anyway affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church or any
ecclesiastical or secular subsidary of the Roman Catholic Church.
While the aim is to provide access to information that
supports the goals of the True Catholic Faith, we do not take
responsibility
for
the accuracy or integrity of any information provided on any website
other
than Radio New Jerusalem, for which we take sole and total
responsibility.
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