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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
In Part 1 of this fascinating interview, Catholic theologian and historian Dr. Alan Fimister defends this provocative assertion: the Church founded by Jesus Christ is Roman, in some mysterious sense prophesied in the Old, and fulfilled in the New Testament. The implications are astounding, not only in terms of how we understand the past, but the present, as well as the future history of the world.
You can check out Part 2 here, where we dive into the details of Christ's cleansing of the Temple, and His transference of the Kingdom: https://youtu.be/wefYjPA5jGo?si=3nY_lAbK205BJ77h
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
In this third Lenten episode, we read St. Augustine's Sermon 207, delivered during Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We then offer an exhortation based on his words to finish Lent strong by taking up Christ's cross this Holy Week as we approach the paschal joy of Easter.
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00:00 - Intro
03:58 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 207
11:37 - Taking up Christ's Cross This Holy Week
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
In this second Lenten episode, we read St. Augustine's Sermon 206, delivered during Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We then offer our thoughts on this great Church Father's words about the kinds of sacrificial suffering Christ demands of us, and are necessary for our salvation.
Thank you to the Catholic University of America Press, who has given Eternal Christendom permission to read from their "Fathers of the Church" series for our podcast.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
08:55 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 206
15:59 - Reflections, and Thoughts on the Role of Penance in Salvation
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
I'm honored to present a special interview of my sister, Nancy Charles, about her miraculous conversion to the Catholic Faith (we apologize for some minor tech issues we had with some of my audio).
After the divorce of our parents, drugs, suicide attempts, and falling into the LGBTQ+ lifestyle, Christ illuminated my sister's mind and touched her heart on March 19, 2023 at a Latin Mass. She came into the Church on September 29, 2023, the Feast of her patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel.
The Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration played a huge role in her conversion, as it has for many members of our family who have now come into the Church.
Nancy is now working full-time for Eternal Christendom, doing so much behind the scenes to build this apostolate on solid foundations. Please remember her in your prayers, and consider including us in your Lenten almsgiving!
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
On this Ash Wednesday, in the humbling and penitential spirit of Lent, we are publishing our first audio-only episode.
Thanks to the Catholic University of America Press, who has given Eternal Christendom permission to read from their "Fathers of the Church" series for our podcast, we are going to read Sermon 205, delivered by St. Augustine at the beginning of Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We will then offer some reflections on both the sermon, and an exhortation to a sacrificial Lent amidst the very dark and chaotic times in which we live.
Let us offer great sacrifices during this season in which we most actively join ourselves to the sacrifice of Our Lord on the cross.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:44 - Thank You to Catholic University of America Press
05:01 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 205
16:13 - Exhortation to a Sacrificial Lent
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
As protestants, we'd sometimes say one of the ancient Creeds, including the line affirming a belief in the "one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church." This always confused me, since we weren't Catholic.
To get around this, I was frequently told that "Catholic" in the Creeds referred to "little c" catholic, a generalized reference to all, or most Christians.
But when I dug into the writings of the Church Fathers, the men who wrote and defended the Creeds, I found absolutely nothing like this "little c" idea of the "catholic church." They everywhere asserted and defended only the "Big C" Catholic Church: a single, visible society possessing a unity of faith, worship, and government.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - "Little c" catholic in the Creeds
04:28 - "Big C" Catholic in the Church Fathers
09:12 - St. Ignatius of Antioch
12:06 - Muratorian Fragment
13:52 - Tertullian
15:31 - St. Cyprian of Carthage
18:34 - Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
24:16 - St. Cyril of Jerusalem
28:30 - Ecumenical Council of Constantinople I
29:59 - St. Augustine
38:00 - St. Vincent of Lerins
43:27 - Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon
44:58 - Conclusion
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
In our first full-length interview, we host Dr. Alan Fimister, a renowned theologian and seminary professor, to discuss his conversion to the Catholic Faith from atheism, and why he found protestantism so unconvincing. Not only did he find it unconvincing, he concluded it played a decisive role in the rise of secularism. We also discuss issues of political theology, Christendom, and the rise of liberalism (both "left" and "right" wing varieties).
Dr. Fimister is a member of Eternal Christendom's Advisory Board. We hope to host him as a regular guest on the Eternal Christendom Podcast. You can find his bio here: https://eternalchristendom.com/advisory-board/
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
In this Papal Snapshot, we dive into St. Jerome's incredibly Catholic view of the papacy and the authority of the Pope as outlined in his Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus. St. Jerome was a Church Father who lived from c. 342-420, and is widely considered one of the greatest Scripture scholars of the ancient Church.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:10 - Historical Context
04:37 - St. Jerome's Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus
14:14 - Conclusion
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
This is our first episode dealing with the so-called "Apocrypha," the 7 books of the Bible rejected by protestants, but accepted by the Catholic Church.
In this episode, I recount reading the words of the Book of Wisdom—a book I had always considered part of the "Apocrypha" as a protestant—and being astounded by how accurately Wisdom 2 predicted the crucifixion of Our Lord and its circumstances. To me, it was as clear, if not clearer, than the prophecy found in Isaiah 53, which I considered to be one of the proofs of the divine origin of the Old Testament.
But if that was true, and since Wisdom was written centuries before Christ, how could it not be from God, and thus part of the Bible?
This prophecy helped open the door for me to consider the possibility I had been wrong about the "Apocrypha," and that it actually was part of the Bible, as the Catholic Church taught.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:58 - Isaiah 53: Evidence from the Old Testament
06:46 - The Prophecy from "Apocryphal" Wisdom
20:20 - Conclusion
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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
This is a special Christmas episode in which our friend, former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, convert from Anglicanism, and Eternal Christendom Advisory Board Member Gavin Ashenden joins us to discuss his conversion, as well as provide a special reading of St. Augustine's Christmas Day Sermon 191, with a reflection.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro, Gavin's Conversion
20:27 - Reading of St. Augustine, Sermon 191: Christmas Day
30:35 - Reflections and Conclusion
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