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
Check out the other great Catholic podcasts at the Starquest Production Network
To listen, just click on the link below:
#397 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Problem of Jovinian
This week we begin a series of episodes on marriage and virginity. While the Christian understanding of marriage is rooted in the Old Testament and Jewish tradition, it is also influenced by the encounter with Greek and Roman Culture as it strives to promote the importance of unity between husband and wife and the the procreation of children. Moreover, the goodness of marriage in the Christian tradition is connected with the belief in the goodness of everything God created.
Links:
Gold-Glass “Medalion” of a Christian couple being crowned by Jesus. The Latin reads “Sweetheart, may you live [long]”
Jewish Seven Blessings
Tertullian’s Ad Uxorem
Gregory Nazianzen on the marriage ritual in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire
Paulinus of Nola’s Ode on Marriage can be found in Documents of the Marriage Liturgy, Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1992, pp. 30-39.
Check out the other great Catholic podcasts at the Starquest Production Network
To listen, just click on the link below:
#376 – A History of the Catholic Church – Be Fruitful and Multiply
Increasing numbers of Christians and the legalization of Christianity under Constantine motivate changes in the religious practice of the Christians – especially in the rites of Baptism, Chrismation and the Eucharist. We also look at changes in the practice of Penance and other practices that will later become known as Sacraments.
Links:
Image of the baptistry in Milan where Ambrose baptized Augustine – by Fr. Gaurav Shroff
Catechetical Lectures of Cyril of Jerusalem – the Mystagogical Lectures on Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist begin with #19.
Send e-mail questions and comments to catholicunderthehood@gmail.com
Check out the other great Catholic podcasts at the Starquest Production Network
To listen, just click on the link below:
#347 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Mysteries
catholicunderthehood.com 