The Sacred Page Podcast with Michael Barber

The Sacred Page Podcast with Michael Barber episodes:

• 12.28.2012

  TSP 30: Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents: The Rest of the Story

  Today the Church remembers the slaughter of the innocents, Herod's savage massacre of all the children two years and younger in the region of Bethlehem after Jesus' birth. The story is recounted in Matthew 2. Who was Herod? How did...

  
• 12.25.2012

  St Stephen: Deacon, Martyr, Theological Genius (Special TSP Podcast)

  Today our focus--as it should be--is on Christmas. Tomorrow we continue to celebrate the Christmas season, but, as we do that, we celebrate the Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Church. Why is he so important that...

  
• 11.09.2012

  "Widows, Miracles and Sacrifice" (Sunday Readings Podcast for 11/11/12)

  This Sunday we turn to the story of the widow's mite. Notably, we read this story against the backdrop of a miracle worked by Elijah and the Epistle to the Hebrews. [Readings here] Who was Elijah? Why was he important?...

  
• 11.02.2012

  "The Greatest Commandment" (Sunday Readings Podcast for 11/4/12)

  This Sunday's Gospel has Jesus explain the greatest commandment. The first reading is taken from Deuteronomy and the second is from Hebrews. Find out how they all fit together. We also talk about how Jesus slightly alters the "greatest commandment"...

  
• 10.27.2012

  TSP 28: Ghosts and Saints in Scripture and Catholic Teaching (Halloween / All Saints Day Podcast)

  The Sacred Page Podcast is back! Due to some illness in late September, I fell way behind on a number of things. Getting this podcast up was just not possible. But now we're back. . . with our spookiest podcast...

  
• 08.05.2012

  TSP 27: The Religious Roots of the Olympics

  This week I did something a little different on The Sacred Page Podcast. Here we look at the historical and religious roots of the Olympics. The topic was discussed in a recent USA Today article. Here we expand on this,...

  
• 06.04.2012

  TSP 20: Matthew Salisbury and Co. on Catholic Social Teaching

  Now for something a little different. . . The recent Facebook IPO and other business headlines are the topic of this recent podcast. Here I discuss Catholic Social Teaching and Scripture with the guys from Solidarity With Salisbury. The blog...

  
• 05.12.2012

  Jesus, the Servant, and His Sacrificial Love in John (Podcast on the Sunday Readings: 6th Sunday of Easter)

  In this Sunday's Gospel Jesus tells us what true love looks like: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13)." Here we look at how this part of the...