Father Matkin preaches about the doctrine of the Second Coming of Christ in power and glory on this First Sunday of Advent on 27 November 2022  at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.  

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Father Matkin continues analysis of the "Romish doctrine" of purgatory  condemned in the Articles of Religion, looking especially at E. J.  Bicknell's commentary on The Thirty-Nine Articles and the analysis of John Henry Newman in Tract 90 .  

Bicknell's book on the Thirty-Nine Articles: https://archive.org/details/theologicalintro00bick  

Newman's Tract 90: http://anglicanhistory.org/tracts/tract90/section6.html  

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Matins #015, recorded on 15 November 2022

Father Matkin talks about the "Romish doctrine" of purgatory condemned in the Articles of Religion, looking especially at the analysis of John  Henry Newman in Tract 90 and E. J. Bicknell's commentary on The Thirty-Nine Articles.  

Bicknell's book on the Thirty-Nine Articles: https://archive.org/details/theologicalintro00bick  

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Matins #014, recorded on 10 November 2022

Father Matkin preaches about Jesus' prophecy of the temple's destruction (and replacement) and what that means for our own endings and new  beginnings. 

Sermon for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity (Proper 28) on 13  November 2022 at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.  

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Father Matkin talks about the Anglican theology of purgatory, the intermediate state between death and the resurrection. In this episode,  we look at the prayers for the departed and what they have to teach us about the intermediate state.   

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Matins #013, recorded on 7 November 2022

Father Timothy Matkin preaches about taking back space in the public  square by being the saints God raises up as lights in a dark time.  Sermon for All Saints Sunday on 6 November 2022 at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.   

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A lectionary Bible study for the Feast of All Saints, according to the lectionary of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, led by Father Timothy Matkin.  

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Father Timothy Matkin preaches about being a support to faith rather than an obstacle. Be the tree that held up Zacchaeus so that he could see Jesus.  Sermon for the 20th Sunday after Trinity (Proper 26) on 30 October 2022  at S. Francis Anglican Church in Dallas.  

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Father Matkin talks about idea of ghosts in a Christian context and evaluates if it is compatible with Catholic doctrine.   

Article on ghost that mentions Dr Peter Kreeft: https://uscatholic.org/articles/201310/paranormal-activity-do-catholics-believe-in-ghosts/  

St Thomas Aquinas on ghosts: https://weirdcatholic.com/2018/09/11/st-thomas-aquinas-believed-in-ghosts/  

Legend of the Black Monk of Nashotah House and the ghost of Dean Azel Cole https://youtu.be/xoYnDNCxya4  

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Matins #011, recorded on 27 October 2022

Father Matkin reviews some books he has read recently: A defense of  capital punishment called 'By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed'  and Timothy  Gordon's book 'The Case for Patriarchy.' He also talks a little bit  about a book he just started, Michael Youssef's 'Saving Christianity?'  

By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: https://ignatius.com/by-man-shall-his-blood-be-shed-mbsp/  

The Case for Patriarchy: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-case-for-patriarchy  

Saving Christianity? https://www.christianbook.com/saving-christianity-danger-undermining-faith-about/michael-youssef/9781496441690/pd/441698  

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Matins #010, recorded on 20 October 2022