Monthly Archives: April 2022

Two Questions Along the Way to St. Irenaeus and Bishops

This week, episode 12 for 5 May 2022, I am answering questions. The first is from my nephew, Billy Jenkins, who has been on my other podcast, Path to the Academy (which you can hear here). And the second comes … Continue reading

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St. Irenaeus third readings

True, the Lord could have provided the wedding guests with wine and filled the hungry with food without using any pre-existing created thing. But that is not what He did. He took loaves which earth had given and gave thanks … Continue reading

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St. Irenaeus second readings

The truth of this was shown when the Word of God became man, assimilating Himself to man and man to Himself, so that, by His resemblance to the Son, man might become precious to the Father. For in times past … Continue reading

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St. Irenaeus first readings

And the Word ‘used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend’ (Ex 33:11). Moses longed for an unveiled sight of the One with whom he spoke, and so he was addressed as follows: … Continue reading

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For Those Seeking but Not Loving the Gnostic Religion

This is linked to my podcasts on Ancient Faith, that you can listen to here, and here. Behold, the mythical Ogdoad (the Gnostic hierarchy found in the pleroma). The above is the peculiar system of Valentinus.Each iteration of the discrete … Continue reading

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