The Brandon Harvey Podcast

Discover in this podcast episode the biblical data that demonstrates the possibility of infant Baptism. These principles are deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture and actualized by the pastoral needs of the earliest Christians of history. 

Explore the error that sacraments are magic and what problematic view this causes and how to fix it. 

Here is a short summary of what happens in the Sacrament of Baptism when water and the words of Baptism are used as God's channel of grace. 

Here is a brief introduction to the Didache of the Apostolic Fathers and its inclusion of insights into the sacramental life of the earliest churches. 

This is not meant to cover all the issues in Luther's sacramental theology but is an introduction of his approach in order to better understand the teachings of the Council of Trent. 

The Mystagogical Fathers catechize a certain way (moving from the visible rites to the invisible), catechize at different times, and provide a theological understanding of sacramental initiation that helps us to understand that the catechesis was mystagogical but the primary mystagogy was the sacrament itself and an important aspect of the process was good liturgy.

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This episode explores the use of the word "mystery" in Catholic theology as understood from the perspective of the study of the sacraments and the liturgy. There are some lengthy quotes from Fr. Odo Casel who influenced Vatican II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (and even Joseph Ratzinger!).

This episode explores two theological ideas: The Sacramental Principle and the Mystery of Christ made present in the sacraments. 

This podcast is a brief overview of the common practice of the past for the liturgical assembly to pray and worship facing the East/Orient and to do so together (both priest and people). It looks at a handful of sources very briefly to help us notice some of the sources on this topic to accompany the theology of Ratzinger. 

We will explore three selected texts from Catholic figures during the Modern Era: Cardinal Newman (Saint John Henry Newman), the First Vatican Council, and Pope Leo XIII.