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July 29 Humanae Vitae and the issue of 'Reception'
Season 7 Episode 29
Humane Vitae is the most controversial of papal encyclicals, restating the Church's opposition to artificial birth control. It also marked a moment in the shift of the authority of the Church. It wa…
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July 30 Johann Sebastian Bach
Season 7 Episode 30
The greatest of the Baroque composers was a man of profound Lutheran faith, we look at his life
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July 28 The Mernaphta Stele
Season 7 Episode 28
Today a British Archeologist discovered a standing stone from the Iron Age which had some remarkable inscriptions
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July 26 Padre Pio
Season 7 Episode 26
The Franciscan friar, Francesco Forgione took the religious name Pius when he entered his order. He lived an unusual life of spiritual intensity and holiness and was strongly persecuted by his relig…
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July 27 Bonhoeffers Parents hear through the BBC that their son has been killed
Season 7 Episode 27
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor and icon of Christian resistance to the Nazis was executed. Four months later his parents found out when a memorial service was broadcast on the BBC,
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June 2 Anthony DeMello
Season 6 Episode 2
Indian Priest and psychotherapist Anthony De Mello sold over 2 million books on spirituality in his life time, fusing Christian Spirituality with Eastern traditions of Daoism and Buddhism. But after …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
June 1 The Dead Sea Scrolls
Season 6 Episode 1
The most exciting discovery of modern Archaeology in a cave by the shore of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea Scrolls is a huge discovery of nearly 900 manuscripts. Where did they come from and what do the…
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May 31 Aparecida & the making of Pope Francis
Season 5 Episode 31
The 5th conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) was in the Mexican shrine of Aparecida. Did this mark a decisive shift to Latin America as a Source Church for the Global Church. An Argentinian …
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May 30 Standing up to the Nazi's, the Confessing Church
Season 5 Episode 30
On May 30 the confessing church in German finished its first synod and issued the Barmen Declaration. Bravely denouncing the Nazification of the Evangelical Church. They were inspired by Karl Barth, …
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May 29 G.K.Chesterton
Season 5 Episode 29
Described as the Prince of Paradox, great wordsmith and communicator Chesterton had an interesting spiritual journey. Unitarianism > Occult > Anglicanism > Catholicism. Some of his books are now co…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago