CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

In Part 1 of this fascinating interview, Catholic theologian and historian Dr. Alan Fimister defends this provocative assertion: the Church founded by Jesus Christ is Roman, in some mysterious sense prophesied in the Old, and fulfilled in the New Testament. The implications are astounding, not only in terms of how we understand the past, but the present, as well as the future history of the world.

Be on the lookout for Part 2 of this interview, where we will cover the eschatological ("end times") implications of Dr. Fimister's thesis.

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

In this third Lenten episode, we read St. Augustine's Sermon 207, delivered during Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We then offer an exhortation based on his words to finish Lent strong by taking up Christ's cross this Holy Week as we approach the paschal joy of Easter.

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03:58 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 207

11:37 - Taking up Christ's Cross This Holy Week

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In this second Lenten episode, we read St. Augustine's Sermon 206, delivered during Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We then offer our thoughts on this great Church Father's words about the kinds of sacrificial suffering Christ demands of us, and are necessary for our salvation.

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00:00 - Intro

08:55 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 206

15:59 - Reflections, and Thoughts on the Role of Penance in Salvation

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

I'm honored to present a special interview of my sister, Nancy Charles, about her miraculous conversion to the Catholic Faith (we apologize for some minor tech issues we had with some of my audio).

After the divorce of our parents, drugs, suicide attempts, and falling into the LGBTQ+ lifestyle, Christ illuminated my sister's mind and touched her heart on March 19, 2023 at a Latin Mass. She came into the Church on September 29, 2023, the Feast of her patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel.

The Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration played a huge role in her conversion, as it has for many members of our family who have now come into the Church.

Nancy is now working full-time for Eternal Christendom, doing so much behind the scenes to build this apostolate on solid foundations. Please remember her in your prayers, and consider including us in your Lenten almsgiving!

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On this Ash Wednesday, in the humbling and penitential spirit of Lent, we are publishing our first audio-only episode.

Thanks to the Catholic University of America Press, who has given Eternal Christendom permission to read from their "Fathers of the Church" series for our podcast, we are going to read Sermon 205, delivered by St. Augustine at the beginning of Lent approximately 1,600 years ago. We will then offer some reflections on both the sermon, and an exhortation to a sacrificial Lent, the season in which we most actively join ourselves to the sacrifice of Our Lord on the cross.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:44 - Thank You to Catholic University of America Press

05:01 - Reading: St. Augustine, Sermon 205

16:13 - Exhortation to a Sacrificial Lent

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

As protestants, we'd sometimes say one of the ancient Creeds, including the line affirming a belief in the "one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church." This always confused me, since we weren't Catholic.

To get around this, I was frequently told that "Catholic" in the Creeds referred to "little c" catholic, a generalized reference to all, or most Christians.

But when I dug into the writings of the Church Fathers, the men who wrote and defended the Creeds, I found absolutely nothing like this "little c" idea of the "catholic church." They everywhere asserted and defended only the "Big C" Catholic Church: a single, visible society possessing a unity of faith, worship, and government.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:05 - "Little c" catholic in the Creeds

04:28 - "Big C" Catholic in the Church Fathers

09:12 - St. Ignatius of Antioch (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

12:06 - Muratorian Fragment (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

13:52 - Tertullian (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

15:31 - St. Cyprian of Carthage (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

18:34 - Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

24:16 - St. Cyril of Jerusalem (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

28:30 - Ecumenical Council of Constantinople I (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

29:59 - St. Augustine (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

38:00 - St. Vincent of Lerins (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

43:27 - Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (Evidence from the Church Fathers)

44:58 - Conclusion

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

In our first full-length interview, we host Dr. Alan Fimister, a renowned theologian and seminary professor, to discuss his conversion to the Catholic Faith from atheism, and why he found protestantism so unconvincing. Not only did he find it unconvincing, he concluded it played a decisive role in the rise of secularism. We also discuss issues of political theology, Christendom, and the rise of liberalism (both "left" and "right" wing varieties).

Dr. Fimister is a member of Eternal Christendom's Advisory Board. We hope to host him as a regular guest on the Eternal Christendom Podcast. You can find his bio here: https://eternalchristendom.com/advisory-board/

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:32 - Bio: Dr. Alan Fimister

05:13 - Interview: Dr. Fimister's Atheist/Communist Childhood

20:01 - Anglicanism, and the UK's "Christian" State of Apostasy

24:17 - More of Dr. Fimister's Non-Christian Childhood

25:38 - Dr. Fimister's Earliest Memories of the Blessed Virgin Mary

28:52 - Dr. Fimister's First Consideration of Religion/Christianity

35:24 - His Atheist Father Reading Him C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" as a Child

36:13 - Pictures of Hell in a Friend's Family Bible

37:50 - Asking His Mother if He Could Become Anglican

39:13 - Attending Catholic School

44:45 - Those Who Know the Catholic Faith is True But Don't Convert Go to Hell

46:12 - Dr. Fimister Asks His Mother to be Baptized

48:23 - Dr. Fimister's Favorite Biblical Character as a Child

48:50 - Receiving a Beautiful Gift from His Catholic Teacher, and Being Baptized

51:24 - Why So Many Catholic Friends Fell Away from the Faith

56:14 - Why Catholicism Was the Only Viable Option

01:01:09 - The Rise of the "Celebrity" Papacy

01:05:04 - Why Protestantism Was Not Convincing

01:11:00 - Facing Protestant Opposition at University

01:12:33 - Is Catholicism Pelagian or Semi-Pelagian?

01:15:36 - Valid Protestant Points on Good Works, and the Church's Actual Teaching

01:26:24 - Why Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy are Fairly Easy to Refute

01:31:11 - Protestantism and the Rise of Secularism

01:37:08 - Why an Infallible Magisterium is Necessary, and Not Above Scripture

01:49:09 - How Protestantism Inadvertently Paved the Way for Secularism

02:32:53 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

In this Papal Snapshot, we dive into St. Jerome's incredibly Catholic view of the papacy and the authority of the Pope as outlined in his Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus. St. Jerome was a Church Father who lived from c. 342-420, and is widely considered one of the greatest Scripture scholars of the ancient Church.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:10 - Historical Context

04:37 - St. Jerome's Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus

14:14 - Conclusion

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