Father Stephen talks through the parts of the great Eucharistic Prayer and why it's all one seamless garment.

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Music: Sanctus and Ite, Missa Est from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

O Come O Come Emmanuel has some of the most beautiful lyrics of all church music, and it turns out that they run deeper than your average carol. Father Stephen explains the history of the O Antiphons and how celebrating Christmas is incomprehensible without Easter.

Music: "O Come O Come Emmanuel" arr. by Jocelyn Hagen performed by The Singers

How does the Church interpret scripture together? What are the guiding principles that help us understand the message and meaning of the Bible?

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

There is a short letter wedged into most collections of the Apostolic Fathers. We don't know who wrote it and it certainly wasn't from the generation after the Apostles, so what's it doing there and why is it worth reading?

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We've talked about Priests, Deacons, and Bishops, but what about everybody else? Are we all just supposed to "pay, pray, and obey?" Hardly. Lay-ministry is where all the action is. Father Stephen breaks down the duties of all the People of God and why ordinary members living holy lives is essential to the Church's mission.

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

On the much discussed doctrine of predestination: how God always initiates our salvation, and desires that all be saved (though some are not) and how that all works together for the good and comfort of those called according to his purpose.

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

How do Anglicans view Christians of other traditions and how can we all come together as mere Christians?

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

Continuing our series on Christ in the Old Testament: where do we find Jesus in the Book of Genesis?

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

Did Jesus have all knowledge in the universe as a human being? What did Jesus already know as divine and what did he have to learn as a human being?

Music: "Only Begotten Word of God Eternal" from Sublime Chant by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers. Copyright GIA Publications

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All about the Eastern tradition of icons, why the Church distinguished between images and idols, and how to read the puzzling style of Eastern icons.

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

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