Faith and Honor

On this episode, we explore the themes of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, the last Sunday of this penitential season. We discuss God's power, our need to set aside the hindrances of sin to run the race set before us, true festal joy, the peace of God, St. John the Baptist's identity, and how John the Baptist helps teach us to be "Advent Christians."

On this episode, we enjoy a deep-dive into the doctrine of the Bible. The collect and propers for the Second Sunday in Advent focus on the Holy Scriptures and our feeding upon them. Let us hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest!

On this episode, Dr. Uri Brito joins Fr. Bart Gingerich to explore the controversial topic of having all ages worship together in church on Sunday morning. Why include toddlers and infants in the liturgy? What's the justification for that? And what are the theological and spiritual underpinnings behind condemnations of such traditional practices? And, if little ones are to be brought to the Lord every Sunday morning, how do we do that well?

On this episode, Dr. Glenn Sunshine joins us to discuss Protestant resistance theory. We explore the biblical and medieval roots of this discourse, its manifestation in the Reformation and early modern period, its development at the hand of Huguenots and English Protestants in particular, its role in the story of American independence, and its usefulness for us today.

On this episode, we discuss the themes of Trinity 24. We touch on absolution, Christ as Deliverer, frailty from sin, the simple Christian life, the value of wisdom and the knowledge of God, and Christ's ability to purify and even raise from the dead.

On this episode, Dr. Roberta Bayer joins us to discuss the Cramnerian Book of Common Prayer and its Roman Catholic cousin, the Tridentine Missal. Both of these liturgies arose in the 1500s as efforts to reform and revitalize the Church, and, in so doing, helped form the world as we know it. Both retained the ancient western lectionary. However, in the past decades, it has become popular with ecclesiastical leaders and others to not only abandon these inherited rites and lectionaries, but also actively suppress them. We explore the deep ecumenism of these older liturgies, the destructions wrought by progressivism, and future prospects for renewal and sanity.

On this episode, we explore the Sunday Next Before Advent, aka "Stir Up Sunday." We touch on the various folk traditions that have arisen in the British aisles that crop up during Advent and Christmas. We also explore fruitfulness in Christ, the Old Testament foreshadowing the New, the Rod of Jesse/Branch of David metaphor, Christ as the Good Shepherd, and biblical imagery with regard to bread.

Happy new year! Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar. On this episode, we introduce the main themes of Advent, including the Incarnation of Christ, the Second Coming of Christ, casting off the works of darkness, putting on the armor of light, living with integrity, confession, spiritual warfare, the chastisement of the Lord, and divine judgment.

]On this episode, Fr. Gingerich is joined by Anthony Esolen (translator of The Divine Comedy) and Sean Johnson to discuss the poetry of Dante, even as the "100 Days of Dante" are underway. We explore the spiritual benefits and theological insight of the Divine Comedy, the necessity of beauty, the blessing of poetry, how beauty is not something highbrow or elitist, and creating things of beauty in our own lives.

On this episode, we discuss the themes of Trinity 23, including God's being the author of all godliness, having an audience with God, the authority of Christ, the importance of living faithfully, worldly-mindedness vs. heavenly-mindedness, the glorification of creation in Christ, and rendering all things to Christ, Who is able to subdue all things unto Himself.