Podcast Episodes

Egeria the Pilgrim and the Stations of the Cross

Egeria (or Etheria) was a woman who embarked on a three-year pilgrimage to the Holy Land, in the late fourth century. From her "pilgrimage diary" (ac…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Rufinus of Aquileia and the Apostles' Creed

Season 4

Rufinus is mostly known as the translator of Origen, and the opponent of St. Jerome in the controversy over Origen. But he also wrote an important co…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Pope St. Stephen and the Sacraments

Season 4

After the controversies in the mid-third century, in the aftermath of the persecution of the emperor Decius and the schism of Novatian, Pope St. Step…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Father Caius and the Tomb of St. Peter

Season 4

Caius was a priest in Rome, in the third century. He wrote that if one comes to Rome, one can visit the shrines at the tombs of St. Peter and St. Pau…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Athenagoras the Athenian: Apology Not Accepted

Season 4

The early Christian apologist Athenagoras may not be as famous as some of the other Church fathers, but he's a great example of someone who started o…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Papias of Hierapolis and the Book of Revelation

Season 4

In the first episode of an interim series on lesser known fathers, Dr. Papandrea introduces one of the "apostolic fathers," Papias of Hierapolis. We …

1 year, 9 months ago

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1 year, 9 months ago

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4.18 The Heresies—Conclusion: So Then, What is Orthodoxy?

Season 4 Episode 18

Throughout this series, Dr. Papandrea has been outlining the major heresies of the early Church, defining them in contrast to the orthodoxy of mainst…

1 year, 9 months ago

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4.17 The Heresies—Iconoclasm and the Art-Smashers

Season 4 Episode 17

Does the devotional use of Christian art and iconography break the commandment against worshiping idols? How and where does one draw the line between…

1 year, 10 months ago

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4.16 The Heresies—Eutyches and Monophysitism: A Drop in the Ocean

Season 4 Episode 16

The pendulum swings one more time as Eutyches overreacts against Nestorius, and emphasizes the union of the two natures in Christ, to the point of bl…

1 year, 10 months ago

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