September 1, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Evagrius of Pontus exercised a major influence in the development of Eastern Christian spirituality as well as the Western understanding of the Seven Deadly Sins. In this episode, we examine his advice on avoiding temptation and growing in prayer.
Links:
Image of Evagrius of Pontus.
More information on Evagrius and selections from his writings can be found here, here, and here.
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#405 – A History of the Catholic Church – Evagrius of Pontus
August 25, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Pilgrimage mania took hold in the 4th century as devotion to the saints increased. Increased pilgrims also led to the development of an infrastructure to support them. However, not everyone felt that increased desire for pilgrimage was a good thing.
Links:
The Burial Place of Jerome in Bethlehem by Bonio.
The feast of the Encaenia
Pilgrimage of Egeria
Map of Egeria’s pilgrimage
Paula’s letter on the Holy Places
On Paula and Eustochium
Jerome’s letter to Eustochium on Paula’s visit to the Holy Land
Gregory of Nyssa On Pilgrimages
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#404 – A History of the Catholic Church – On Pilgrimage
August 18, 2017 – 8:00 pm
In this episode, we look at the veneration of the relics of the saints and the growing acceptance of the division of the bodies of saints among multiple shrines.
Links:
The Trier Ivory possibly showing the translation of the relics of Saint Stephen to Constantinople by Chris 73.
Reliquary of San Nazaro
Brescia Casket
List of saints having feast days according to Calendar of 354
The Hymn Apostolorum Passio sung on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Jerome’s http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3010.htmAgainst Vigilantius and Letter about Vigilantius on the validity of venerating relics
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#403 – A History of the Catholic Church – Holy Relics
August 11, 2017 – 8:00 pm
The continuing growth of the Christian Church in the Roman Empire brought with it increasing attention on the relationship between saint and sinner. This week we look at how the Roman patron/client relationship influenced Christian spirituality.
Links:
Wall painting of Christ and the Martyrs in the Catacomb of Marcellinus and Peter
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#402 – A History of the Catholic Church – Patron Saints
This week, we take a look at the Christian understanding of death and the afterlife in the Early Church, funeral practices and the importance of praying for the faithful who have died.
Links:
Image of the Bosom of Abraham by Joergens.mi/Wikipedia
Apocalypse of Paul
Jeffrey Burton Russell – Goodness, Gracious(ness), Great Balls of Fire
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#401 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Bosom of Abraham
The second of a series on the clergy at the end of the 4th century with a look at clerical ordination and responsibilities. We also look at the importance of deaconesses in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire.
Links:
Divine Liturgy by Michael Damaskinos
Apostolic Constitutions on the Clergy
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#400 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Higher Clergy
The first of a series on the state of the clergy at the end of the 4th century. This episode looks at the social background of the clergy, their formation, and the vow of celibacy.
Links:
Image of the the First Council of Constantinople
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#399 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Clerical Cursus Honorum
Jerome’s attack on Jovinian causes more problems than it solves. Augustine does better in his defense of the virtue of virginity. Ambrose continues to develop the theology of Mary’s in partu virginity.
Links:
Image of Holy Family with the Adoration of the Magi from the MCAD Library
On Bishop Bonosus
Jerome
Against Jovinianus
Jerome’s letters defending his attacks on Jovinian to Pammachius, a second letter to Pammachius, to Domnio
Augustine
On the Good of Marriage
On Holy Virginity
Augustine’s concerns about Jerome’s interpretation of St. Paul
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#398 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Defilement of Marriage
The controversy over the relative merits of marriage and virginity heats up again with the rise of Jovinian and his “new heresy”.
Links:
Image of Projecta Casket from the British Museum
Ambrose and Siricius on Jovinian – pages 280, 282
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#397 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Problem of Jovinian
Great hymnists such as Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, and Prudentius set the foundation for the development of the expression of faith in song – especially in the Western Church.
Links:
Mosaic of Ambrose of Milan
Hilary of Poitiers
Reputed hymns of Hilary of Poitiers – in Latin
Ambrose of Milan
Veni Redemptor Gentium in Latin, in English
Version used in this episode by St. Barnabas Apostle and Martyr Church
Prudentius
Hymns
Verses from Hymn for the Lighting of the Lamps in Latin by Maria Lectrix
Of the Father’s Love Begotten in Latin, in English
Te Deum
Used in this episode
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#396 – A History of the Catholic Church – Ensorcelled By Your Hymns
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