Word & Table

By Stephen Gauthier, Alex Wilgus

Religion & Spirituality Spirituality Christianity

What's Word & Table about?

Word and Table is a weekly podcast about liturgy, sacrament, and the great tradition of Christian worship and why it is vital in our world today.

It is hosted by Fr. Alex Wilgus, rector at Redemption Anglican Church in Frisco, TX and features Fr. Stephen Gauthier, the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest in the Anglican Church in North America

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Word & Table episodes:

05.30.2024
Casting Out Demons
Learn about why Jesus cast out demons and his rebuttal to the Pharisees' charge that he casts out demons using Satan's own power.
05.22.2024
Objections to the Resurrection
Objections to Jesus's resurrection of the dead began to arise as soon as it was proclaimed to the world. Learn how the gospels themselves intentionally addressed them.
05.08.2024
Mary's Backstory
Learn about the apocryphal backstory for Mary, the mother of God.
04.24.2024
Tenebrae
Learn about another service in Holy Week with darkness, chanting, and preparation for descending with the Lord into the gloom of Good Friday.
04.10.2024
Saint Joseph
Learn about Jesus's earthly "father" and how the Church has remembered and celebrated him.
03.27.2024
Clean and Unclean
What is the meaning of being ritually clean and unclean in the Old Testament? What does it have to do with our relationship to God and how does Jesus change it?
03.13.2024
Polycarp
Learn about the very early Christian bishop Polycarp, who taught Irenaeus, knew the Apostle John, and was famously martyred at the end of his life
03.07.2024
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
What was Jesus's point in driving out those selling animals and changing money at the temple in Jerusalem?
03.01.2024
Aramaic
Learn about the language Jesus spoke, and why it wasn't Hebrew.
02.22.2024
Deacon's Mass
What do you do if there can be no priest or bishop present on Sunday for Holy Communion?
02.13.2024
Blessing of a Civil Marriage
How does a couple bring their marriage before the Lord if they were married outside of the Church?
01.30.2024
The Woman Caught in Adultery
Learn about the strange case of John 7:53-8:11 and why it's set off in brackets in most translations. Learn also about what the episode says about speaking the truth in love and Jesus's words against condemnation of sinners.
01.23.2024
The Epiclesis
Learn about a pivotal point of the Eucharistic Prayer at Holy Communion, and how it found its way out and back into Western rites.
01.17.2024
Martyrdom
What is the traditional definition of a martyr for the faith?
12.26.2023
The Gospel of Thomas
Learn about the gnostic "gospel" of Thomas, its themes and message, and how it portrays Jesus.
12.20.2023
Fourth Advent
Learn about the readings and themes for the 4th Sunday of Advent.
12.13.2023
Hesychasm
Learn about the greatest tradition of Eastern Spirituality and the great figures who synthesized it from the middle ages and beyond.
12.05.2023
Ad Orientem
Where does the tradition of Christians praying toward the east come from? What is the difference between the leader facing the congregation and facing away from the congregation, and what is the present controversy over it?
11.28.2023
Hypocrisy
Jesus charges religious leaders with "hypocrisy" in the New Testament. What does he mean by this, and is it different from how we use the word today?
11.16.2023
The Four Last Things
Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell
11.01.2023
Christ the Lamb
Learn about the different aspects of Christ's identity as the Lamb of God.
10.26.2023
The Decision of the Jerusalem Council
How is the decision of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 binding on Christians today? If the Lord "declared all foods clean" then why are dietary restrictions mentioned for non-Jews?
10.17.2023
God's Plan in Exodus
Why does the Exodus happen the way that it does? Is God just reacting to circumstances or does he have purposes in arranging things to work out as they do?
10.12.2023
An Eye for an Eye
How did Jews actually follow the commandment 'an eye for an eye?' Did they take the statement literally? What is the principle of justice that the commandment lays down?
09.29.2023
Apostolic Succession
What does it mean for the Church to be apostolic? How is that character passed on from one generation to the next?
09.20.2023
Communication of Idioms
How do we speak properly about Jesus Christ if he is both fully God and fully man?
09.08.2023
Laws, Statutes, Ordinances
Why are there so many different terms for laws in the Old Testament. Learn about the distinctions between different types of commandments and how they are commonly translated into English
08.30.2023
Purgatory
Where does the Roman Catholic doctrine of Purgatory come from? Where does it stand now after the great reforms of the Protestant Reformation and Vatican II?
08.23.2023
Blessings
What exactly is a blessing? Where does this church word come from and what are all of its possible meanings?
08.15.2023
The Parable of the Tares
Learn the lesson Jesus teaches in the parable of the tares (or weeds). How are we to think about our own salvation and that of others?
08.08.2023
Anglican Orders
Why does the Roman Catholic Church not recognize Anglican ordinations as valid? Is this a historically and theologically defensible position? Learn about what makes a sacrament valid in the first place, and where Rome and the Anglican Communion stand with...
08.05.2023
Lying
What does it mean to lie? What counts and does not count as a lie?
08.04.2023
St. Paul's Fall Semester Starts Soon
Join our next cohorts of Saint Paul's House of Formation
07.14.2023
Names of God
Learn about the many different ways God is referred to in the Bible, and the meaning behind his names.
07.05.2023
The Sabbath
The Fourth Commandment is "Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep it Holy." What is the Sabbath day in Jewish tradition and how did Christians continue to observe it?
06.27.2023
Laity & Clergy
How do 'the people' of God fit into the worship of the Church? What is the relationship between clergy and laity and what happens when we get it wrong?
06.21.2023
The Seventh Ecumenical Council
Nicaea II decided whether Christians may make images and how to use them properly. Learn about the history of the council and the Iconoclastic controversy in the Eastern Church that led up to it, and how Anglicans view the council...
06.07.2023
God's Plan in Genesis
Why does God's plan to bless the nations through Abraham take so many twists and turns? Wouldn't we expect a more elegant plan from a perfect God? Learn about what Genesis says about God's character and how he relates to...
06.02.2023
The Parable of the Elder Brother
Is it the parable of the Prodigal Son or the parable of the Elder Brother? Learn about the meaning of one of the most famous parables of our Lord and why it is pointed directly at us and our attitude...
05.23.2023
The Rule of St. Augustine
The Rule of St. Augustine, though somewhat less recognized, has been hugely influential in the monastic orders of the Western Church.
05.19.2023
Clerical Orders
If there are three biblical orders of ministry, why have there sometimes been seven listed? Learn about acolytes, exorcists and more, and who conducts these roles in the Church today.
05.02.2023
The Sarum Usage
Learn about one of the oldest liturgies in England and how it continues to inform Anglican liturgics today.
04.27.2023
Making Distinctions
Learn how to distinguish a few commonly confused terms and names in Christianity.
04.18.2023
Saint Patrick
Learn about the famed Irish patron Saint Patrick, the conversion of Ireland, and the contribution of Irish Christianity to the broader Church.
03.28.2023
Veiling the Cross
Learn about the tradition of putting a veil over the processional cross at Passiontide in Lent.
03.23.2023
Cyril & Methodius
Learn about two lesser known saints, Cyril and Methodius, and their huge contribution to Christian identity in Central and Eastern Europe, and how they inspire Anglicans today.
03.14.2023
Apocatastasis
Where did the idea 'that all shall be saved' come from? How far back does the idea go, how has the Church treated it, and how does it compare with the scriptural language of heaven and hell?
03.01.2023
Lectio Divina
What does Lectio Divina mean? How does it help us read scripture?
02.14.2023
Sitting, Standing, and Kneeling
Why do we take the postures we do in worship? Learn the meaning of sitting, standing, and kneeling in service and when to do each.
02.09.2023
The Apostles
What does the word 'apostle' mean? What's the difference between a disciple and an apostle and what does it mean for the Church to be 'apostolic'?

What's Word & Table about?

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Word & Table episodes:

Casting Out Demons

Objections to the Resurrection

Mary's Backstory

Tenebrae

Saint Joseph

Clean and Unclean

Polycarp

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Aramaic

Deacon's Mass

Blessing of a Civil Marriage

The Woman Caught in Adultery

The Epiclesis

Martyrdom

The Gospel of Thomas

Fourth Advent

Hesychasm

Ad Orientem

Hypocrisy

The Four Last Things

Christ the Lamb

The Decision of the Jerusalem Council

God's Plan in Exodus

An Eye for an Eye

Apostolic Succession

Communication of Idioms

Laws, Statutes, Ordinances

Purgatory

Blessings

The Parable of the Tares

Anglican Orders

Lying

St. Paul's Fall Semester Starts Soon

Names of God

The Sabbath

Laity & Clergy

The Seventh Ecumenical Council

God's Plan in Genesis

The Parable of the Elder Brother

The Rule of St. Augustine

Clerical Orders

The Sarum Usage

Making Distinctions

Saint Patrick

Veiling the Cross

Cyril & Methodius

Apocatastasis

Lectio Divina

Sitting, Standing, and Kneeling

The Apostles

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