Episodes

  • How the Ancients Prayed
    Feb 3 2025

    Seminarian John Evans explores ancient gestures of prayer in light of early church liturgical artifacts.

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    2 mins
  • On Jonah, Resurrection, and Persecution
    Feb 1 2025

    How the persecution of the early church in 300AD is relative to the state of the church today.

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    2 mins
  • The Gettysburg Pilgrimage
    Jan 29 2025

    The lessons to be learned from one of America’s bloodiest battles through the eyes of a truly heroic soul - Joshua Chamberlain.

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    7 mins
  • Earthly Preparations and Purgatory
    Jan 20 2025

    A verité discussion between John and Matt on the nature of the transformation of the heart in light of the preparation of the soul for the kingdom of Heaven. In what ways are we formed by God’s grace and mysterious ways? Expressed in hope towards the changing hearts of a generation. May God bless you.

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    14 mins
  • A Deep Dive on Saint Joseph - Sermon
    Jan 5 2025

    Reimagining the first Christmas from Joseph's point of view in light of biblical, archeological, and theological history.

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    14 mins
  • Birth and Taxes - Sermon
    Jan 4 2025

    Revisiting the birth of Christ through ancient eyes.

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    6 mins
  • Was Jesus Born in a Tavern or a Cave?
    Jan 2 2025

    Trouble at the Inn - Was Jesus Born in a Tavern or a Cave? An interview with Aubree Helton. An interfaith dialogue and reading of a classic Christmas story in light of biblical history.

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    47 mins
  • The Fractal Foreshadowing of the Birth of Christ
    Dec 28 2024

    In this sit-down conversation, John and Matt meditate on the Holy Family and the miracle of Christ's birth while touching upon the historical records, depictions in media, theological debates, and societal zeitgeists that reframe and often challenge the surviving records of the story of the birth of Jesus.


    Chapters:


    00:09 - INTRO


    03:04 - CHRISTMAS MYTHS AND SYMBOLS IN LITERATURE, NARNIA


    09:53 - THE REALITY OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY AS RECORDED


    14:29 - ON THE RECENT FILM, 'HERETIC'


    24:01 - EARLY FORESHADOWING OF AND YEARNING FOR THE COMING OF CHRIST


    39:56 - A HISTORICAL READING OF THE BIBLE - WHY IS THIS OFTEN CHALLENGED?


    54:37 - WHERE DOES THE CHRISTMAS STORY MAKE SURPRISING APPEARANCES IN OUR LIVES?


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    1 hr and 1 min