Father Matkin tells the story of St Boniface and the first Christmas tree.  

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Matins #021, recorded on 20 December 2022

Father Matkin preaches about the model of righteousness we find in St Joseph, who reacted to the news of Mary's virginal conception by seeking the wisdom of God in his discernment for what to do next on the Fourth Sunday of Advent on 18 December 2022 at S. Francis Anglican Church in  Dallas.  

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A lectionary Bible study for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A),  according to the lectionary of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, led by  Father Timothy Matkin.  

Isaiah 7:10-17

Psalm 24

Romans 1:1-7

Matthew 1:18-25

'Mary, did you know?' by Pentatonix: https://youtu.be/ifCWN5pJGIE  

'Mary, did you know?' by Peter Hollens: https://youtu.be/hSfHXWjzqu0  

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On the feast of St Lucy, Father Matkin looks at the changes to the season of Advent in the move to the Prayer Book and then from a one year lectionary to a three year lectionary.  

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Matins #020, recorded on 13 December 2022

On this feast of the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary, Father Matkin looks at the Anglican view of Our Lady and the tradition about her sinlessness.  

Four part study series on the Blessed Virgin Mary: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfIIFG5x2TtsPAlyXlXuxiRS0YCoJhnJm  

ARCIC Agreed Statement 'Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ' : https://www.anglicancommunion.org/media/105263/mary-grace-and-hope-in-christ_english.pdf  

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Matins #019, recorded on 8 December 2022

Father Matkin preaches about finding the truth about Jesus being the Messiah on the Third Sunday of Advent on 11 December 2022 at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.  

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Father Matkin looks at Saint Nicholas of Myra on his feast day, including Father's own story about playing St Nick in the parish. Then  we talk about the life of the great saint and the lore and traditions surrounding this great wonder-worker.  

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Matins #018, recorded on 6 December 2022

Father Matkin preaches about the love of God come down from heaven by telling his childhood story of the purple ping pong ball on the Second Sunday of Advent on 4 December 2022 at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.  

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Father Matkin looks at other perspectives on the intermediate state among Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians.  

Council of Trent: http://www.thecounciloftrent.com/ch25.htm  

Catechism of the Catholic Church: https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/270/  

Orthodox Wiki on Purgatory: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Purgatory 

On Ariel Toll Houses: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Aerial_Toll-Houses  

Randy Alcorn's 'Heaven': https://www.christianbook.com/heaven-randy-alcorn/9780842379427/pd/79422?event=ESRCN|M  

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Matins #017, recorded on 1 December 2022

Father Matkin looks at Professor Francis J. Hall's take on purgatory from the Anglican perspective in his series 'Dogmatic Theology.'  

Dogmatic Theology, Volume 10: https://archive.org/details/dogmatictheology0000hall/page/n15/mode/2up  

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Matins #016, recorded on 17 November 2022