Stay ConnectedWord and Table is a weekly podcast about liturgy, sacrament, and the great tradition of Christian worship and why it is vital in our world today.
It is hosted by Fr. Alex Wilgus, rector at Redemption Anglican Church in The Colony, TX and features Fr. Stephen Gauthier, the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest in the Anglican Church in North America
What is confession? What is the difference between a general confession and the sacramental rite of confession? Does the church even have the right to pronounce forgiveness of sins? Father Stephen addresses all this and more on this week's episode.
Music: Confiteor (Benedictine) by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. GIA Publications.
Father Stephen explains how the Church has traditionally cqelebrated Christmas and its place meaning in the context of the church calendar. Plus Alex and Stephen talk about their family Christmas traditions and their picks for best Christmas album ever.
Music: "Corde Natus ex Parentis" by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers. Purchase here
"Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" by John Michael Talbot. Purchase here.
"Les Anges Dos Nos Campagnes" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by Bruce Cockburn. Purchase here.
Father Stephen explains what holy water is used for and what it reminds us of.
Music: "Only Begotten Word of God Eternal" by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers
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Where did the sign of the cross come from? What are these little "extra" things we see Anglicans, Catholics, and Orthodox believers doing at prayer? Fr. Stephen defines these "sacramentals," their place in worship and how to understand them.
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Music: Lumen et Revelationem by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers. Purchases here.
Father Stephen describes the meaning of the Advent season, how we can anticipate the Lord's coming, and the nature of Christian hope.
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Muic: "On Jordan's Bank" by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers.
This week we close our conversation on the Liturgical Calendar, focusing especially on the Sanctoral Calendar and where the practice of commemorating specific saints came from.
Music - "Litany of the Saints" from Sublime Chant by Richard Proulx and The Cathedral Singers. Copyright GIA Publications.
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Father Stephen tells the surprising story of the liturgical calendar and how it became central to Christian worship.
Music: Pater Noster and All Glory Laud and Honor by the Cathedral Singers.
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This week, Father Stephen outlines the organization of the church and how the regional delineations of church government grew out of the offices of Bishops and the cities they ministered in.
Music: Adoro Te Devote by The Cathedral Singers. Purchase here.
Part 1 of a conversation on Church polity. Father Stephen explains where the offices of the church, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons came from and what their functions are.
Music: Salve Mater Misericordae by The Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant.
Father Stephen introduces the Anglican Church's signature book, the Book of Common Prayer, and goes over what it is, what it's for, what's in it, and how to use it.
Music: Adoro te Devote by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral singers from Sublime Chant.
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