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Last Monday got the better of me, but today was a different story. If any of you have been following my Light Through the Past podcast, you know I have been working through St Augustine. There is a lot in … Continue reading →

I have been away too long, but hope from now on to post at least every Monday morning, if not more so. Below is a text I talk about in my most recent podcast (out on Ancient Faith on 4/11/2024) … Continue reading →

Below are the charges brought against St. John at the Synod of the Oak as they are recorded in J. N. D. Kelly’s appendix in his biography, Golden Mouth. The Sory of John Chrysostom: Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop. These are taken … Continue reading →

On this, episode 79, we look at the relationship of St. Ambrose with the great Christian Emperor, Theodosius. It was under Theodosius that the empire made Christianity, that is, Nicaean Christianity, its official religion, and cut off all imperial grants, … Continue reading →

In Episode 78, St. Ambrose & Sacramental Political Theology, Part 1, we look at not St. Ambrose, but instead those saints who inluenced his own thinking. Much of what we can garner from St. Ambrose is foudn already in these … Continue reading →

“We saw the prince of priests coming to us, we saw and heard him offering his blood for us. We follow, inasmuch as we are able, being priests, and we offer the sacrifice on behalf of the people. Even if … Continue reading →

Maker of all things, God most high,Great ruler of the starry sky,Who, robing day with beauteous light,Hast clothed in soft repose the night. That sleep may wearied limbs restore,And fit for toil and use once more,May gently soothe the careworn … Continue reading →

This week we look at the respective doctrines of St. BAsil the Great and ST. Gregory the Theologian, how they differ, and why. He who is without beginning (the Father), and is the beginning (the Son), and is with the … Continue reading →

The Anglican Biblical scholar, Felix Cirlot, in his pamphlet on Apostolic Succession wrote: The Catholic Church claims a divine commission and divine teaching authority, and the promise of divine assistance in preserving , transmitting, and defining the Divine Revelation committed … Continue reading →

I have not posted of late, and my apologies, but below are the documents for all who wish to catch up on the documents cited on the podcast for episodes on St. Basil the Great. I will have a separate … Continue reading →