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  • #21 | Ancient Church Shows Protestant Scholar that Paul was Catholic (Interview: Dr. Matthew Thomas)
    May 7 2025

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

    In this episode, we interview biblical scholar Dr. Matthew Thomas, a convert to the Catholic faith from protestantism, on how the ancient Church showed him that St. Paul was Catholic. This was especially the case with respect to faith, works, and justification. Everywhere he looked in the ancient Church, the Church Fathers and other Christian documents exhibited a fundamentally Catholic understanding of Paul's teaching on "works of the law" and justification. This discovery became the basis for his book, "Paul's 'Works of the Law' in the Perspective of Second-Century Reception," as well as his conclusion that on this point, protestantism represented a 16th century novelty with no precedent in Church history.

    Dr. Thomas is the Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, and the Theology Department Chair at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkley, CA. You can read more of his bio here: https://dspt.edu/matthew-thomas/

    You can purchase Dr. Thomas's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Pauls-Works-Perspective-Second-Century-Reception/dp/0830855262/

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    2 h et 48 min
  • #20 | How I Concluded “Scripture Alone” Was False While Still a Protestant
    Apr 30 2025

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

    In this episode, Joshua Charles unveils how he concluded—even while he was still a protestant—that "sola scriptura" (or "Scripture alone") was a false doctrine.

    He explains how he reached this conclusion in two primary ways: he recognized "sola scriptura" was both logically incoherent, and inconsistent with the sacred history recounted in the Bible itself.

    To his shock and amazement, his intuitions were ultimately confirmed by a famous and well-respected protestant teacher and theologian who advocated "sola scriptura."

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    EPISODE CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Introduction

    03:45 - The Right Definition of "Sola Scriptura"

    07:59 - Objection 1: Logically Incoherent

    12:01 - Objection 2: Inconsistent with Sacred History

    20:25 - My Intuitions Confirmed by a Protestant (RC Sproul)

    40:17 - Conclusion

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    44 min
  • #19 | Christ's Church is Roman, Part 1 (Interview: Dr. Alan Fimister)
    Apr 23 2025

    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.

    Purchase Dr. Fimister's "The Iron Sceptre of the Son of Man: Romanitas as a Note of the Church" with an Eternal Christendom exclusive discount through Os Justi Press at our Bookstore:

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    Dr. Fimister is a member of Eternal Christendom's esteemed Advisory Board:

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    2 h et 43 min
  • #18 | Taking Up Christ's Cross in Holy Week (St. Augustine, Sermon 207)
    Apr 16 2025

    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.

    Thank you 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.

    You can purchase the volume this sermon came from here:

    https://www.cuapress.org/9780813215655/sermons-on-the-liturgical-seasons/

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    EPISODE CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

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

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

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    33 min
  • #17 | The Sacrifices Necessary to be Saved (St. Augustine, Sermon 206)
    Apr 2 2025

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

    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.

    Thank you 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.

    You can purchase the volume this sermon came from here:

    https://www.cuapress.org/9780813215655/sermons-on-the-liturgical-seasons/

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    EPISODE CHAPTERS

    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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    30 min
  • #16 | My Sister's Miraculous Conversion to the Catholic Faith
    Mar 19 2025

    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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    3 h et 9 min
  • #15 | St. Augustine's 1,600 Year Old Sermon for the Beginning of Lent (St. Augustine, Sermon 205)
    Mar 5 2025

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

    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.

    You can purchase the volume this sermon came from here: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813215655/sermons-on-the-liturgical-seasons/

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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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    26 min
  • #14 | One Church to Rule Them All: Discovering the "Big C" Catholic Church of the Creeds
    Feb 19 2025

    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

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    47 min