Who really was the saint that Santa Claus is based on and what do we know about him?

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Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

The letters between Pliny, the governor of Bithynia, and the Emperor Trajan offer a rare window onto early Christianity from a pagan perspective.

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Fr. Stephen walks through the parts of traditional Western Church architecture.

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What are the four Cardinal Virtues and how are they different from the theological virtues and the other virtues?

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The last of the Cappadocian Fathers, Gregory Nazianzus, known as 'the theologian' left a lasting mark on Christian theology, especially the doctrine of the Holy Spirit.

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Did Mary have children after Jesus? Why was this and other ideas about Mary significant to the Early Church?

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When did the Anglican Church begin? We begin at the beginning long before the Reformation and discuss Celtic Christianity, the Synod of Whitby, Gregory the Great's mission and the conversion of the tribes that brought together the Ecclesia Anglicana. 

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How should Christians be buried and what is the meaning of the funeral service?

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The Book of Sirach (aka the Wisdom of Ben Sira) was so beloved in the early church that it got nicknamed 'The Church Book' or 'Ecclesiasitcus.' Hear why this is one of the jewels of the apocrypha and why so many Christians have found so much to love in it for so long.

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What are angels, really? Where do they show up in scripture and what is their purpose? Why are there specific angels mentioned by name and why do they have wings?

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Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications