A priest friend of mine, Fr. Sid Eckert, sent me the above image of Jesus talking with the Marvel Comic Heroes. I think we know who the real super hero is… Also, it’s as if these seven characters are becoming disciples like the original 12. Notice one of them reading the Bible? While there have been many real heroes, spoken and unspoken, in connection with the two recent hurricanes, for example, how has God’s presence in the real super hero of Jesus Christ been active in your life lately?
“Faith comes through hearing.” – Romans 10:17
Fr. Jeff
Author: Fr. Jeff Allan
Biography - Fr. Jeff Allan, was ordained a Catholic priest on June 7th, 2014 for the Archdiocese of Detroit (AOD). He graduated from Adrian College in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Criminal Justice. After working in the pharmaceutical sales industry for almost three years, he felt called to discern the priesthood. Before being ordained a priest, Fr. Jeff was blessed to receive three degrees from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. They include a Bachelor of Philosophy, Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB), and a Master of Divinity (Theology). His assignments in the U.S. have included serving at multiple parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit as an associate pastor and currently as a weekend assistant. Fr. Jeff is certified as a hospital chaplain through ACPE (Association for Clinical Pastoral Education). He has had the opportunity of serving at three Metro-Detroit Area Hospitals since 2017 where he serves in full-time ministry as a Catholic Priest and Hospital Chaplain.
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Father,
I noticed that there are 7 characters in the picture, thought about your characterization of them looking like “Disciples” and decided to research the significance of the number seven in the Bible since it is used so often. The first item I clicked on, I found the following:
There are at least seven men in the Old Testament who are specifically mentioned as a “man of God”. They are Moses (Joshua 14:6), David (2Chronicles 8:14), Samuel (1Samuel 9:6, 14), Shemaiah (1Kings 12:22), Elijah (1Kings 17:18), Elisha (2Kings 5:8) and Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4).
Do you think these super heroes who, I think in general, represent truth, justice and the American Way, could represent the “man of God” that we are called to be? Men with super hero power to be Jesus’ hands and feet here on earth.
Lot’s to reflect on, thank you Jesus!
Skip
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Skip – Yes. I agree. Thanks for that great insight! – Fr. Jeff
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to Fr. Jeff
may i ask permission to use your image in tshirt printing for outreach project. please.
thank you ang God bless you always.
josh.ferrer06@gmail.com
fb: joseph de luna ferrer
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Joseph – After doing some web research, I was not able to locate an owner nor a copyright on the image. As I result, I used it for the above article, and so you are free to use the image too.
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Hi Father Jeff ,
My son loves this Jesus with Superheroes artwork you did. My son wants to use it on his Christian Album cover . How can we use it with out copyright infringing on your work. Please advise and thank you for any consideration.
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Reynaldo – Glad to heat your son likes it enough to want to use it as an album cover. When I discovered it through a “Google” search, I found that it did not have any attribution or copyright info at the time (though there may be some that I may not be aware of). Please use discretion. God bless you.
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