Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNo, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras
In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mithraeum, a place of bloody secret rituals practiced by Roma…
Published on 9 hours ago
Pananthropon & Pandemonium II: Live, In-Person Q&A
In this live-recorded, in-person Q&A session, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions and comments from the attendees at the Lord of Spirits Conference, hosted Oct. 2-5 at the Antiochian Vill…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Other Messiah in the Bible
Some say that the Persians had their own Messiah, and some even say that this is where Israel got the idea. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, once ruled much of the ancient w…
Published on 1 month ago
Ye Wrote an Opera?
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, most powerful man in the world, was brought low by divine madness. Who was this king who lived in the shadow of Etemenanki, whose visions were re…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Soon the Water Will Come
The ancients told tales of the inundation of the world with water -- the Great Flood. How do these stories compare with the story told in Genesis, and what does this event mean for the Christian?
Published on 2 months ago
Pantheon and Pandemonium XVIII Live Q&A August 2025
It's time to call in with all your weirdest, nuttiest, and most mind-bending questions, from giants to the gyrations of James T. Kirk.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Pantheon and Pandemonium XVII Asynchronous Q&A August 2025
The audio mailbag is starting to fill up again, so it's time to take out the garbage. Wait, that didn't come out right.
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Storytime with Fr. Stephen
Fr. Stephen reads tales from the ancient world calculated to drive you mad.
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Apostolic Succession
The Apostles are given authority by Christ to preach, to bind and loose, to exorcise, to baptize, and so on. Did that authority die with them? What is the nature of the authority of a bishop?
Published on 4 months ago
Mosaic Succession
Christ said that the scribes and Pharisees sat on the seat of Moses (Matthew 23:2). Is this a metaphor or a defined position of authority? Did Moses pass on his authority in succession, and is it the…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago