Sacred Scripture, Episode 8: The Deluge and the Magi
Father Bede Nkamuke discusses how terribly wicked the human race had become since the time of Adam, Our Lord’s decision to cleanse the world with water, the building of the Ark and the Flood...
Father Bede Nkamuke discusses how terribly wicked the human race had become since the time of Adam, Our Lord’s decision to cleanse the world with water, the building of the Ark and the Flood...
Father Bede Nkamuke concludes the discussion of Cain and Abel from the previous episodes and talks about the significance of the shepherds as some of the first to witness Our Lord’s Birth. Original Air...
In this episode Father Bede Nkamuke discusses the story of Cain and Abel and its many important lessons for mankind and for us as Christians. He also discusses the Birth of Our Lord. Original...
Just as the Council ditched all the preparatory work, so too the “Spirit of the Council” dumped the Council documents themselves as not nearly progressive enough. Father Arnold Trauner explains this so-called “spirit” and...
St. Joseph is added to the Canon, the Nota Praevia which is supposed to be added at the beginning of Lumen Gentium is printed at the end, and Paul VI “leads” the Church into...
We begin this episode by discussing the Metz Agreement, brokered by Cardinal Tisserant, which insured that there would be no condemnation of Modernism at the Council. We explore the false dichotomy between mercy and...
The three ordinary purposes of an ecumenical council are the causa fidei, causa unionis, and causa reformationis. Father Arnold Trauner explains these different purposes and relates them to the success of Vatican I. We...
While this series is by no means a full exploration of the Second Vatican Council in itself, to understand what came after it is important to understand how it came about. We discuss the...
Modernity dawns fully with the French Revolution, the ground having been prepared for it over the centuries by the Lutherian revolt and the Peace of Westphalia. Father Arnold Trauner and Stephen discuss why the...
In this episode we continue our discussion of crises that the Church has experienced over the centuries by covering the era of Luther and casuistry and explain how Luther is really the birth of...