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

This episode is part 2 of our discussion with biblical scholar Dr. Matthew Thomas about his "unconversion" from evangelicalism to the Catholic faith. He explains how the great truths he learned as an evangelical protestant led him to, and were fulfilled within, the Catholic Church. You can watch part 1 here (#29): https://youtu.be/9liKjJZ4yiw

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/

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

In this episode, I cover one of the most shocking discoveries I made as a protestant exploring the Catholic Church: John Calvin, and many other protestant sects, were "gnostics" when it came to the canon of Scripture (which books should be in the Bible). In fact, their account of how we can know the canon of Scripture was eerily similar to the "burning in the bosom" Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) use to vouch for the Book of Mormon. We consider the disturbing implications of this.

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00:00 - Intro

05:04 - Part 1: A Disturbing Discovery

19:22 - Part 2: Gnostic Calvin

33:47 - Part 3: Calvin vs. Mormons

44:50 - Conclusion

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

This episode is part 1 of our discussion with biblical scholar Dr. Matthew Thomas about his "unconversion" from evangelicalism to the Catholic faith. He explains how the great truths he learned as an evangelical protestant led him to, and were fulfilled within, the Catholic Church.

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

In this episode, we cover an incredible event that took place in AD 363: an apostate Roman Emperor who was trying to revive paganism attempted to rebuild the "Third Temple" in Jerusalem. Why? So he could disprove Christ's divinity, and seduce the Jews into eventually becoming pagans. His plot was eerily similar to how most Church Fathers say Antichrist will behave toward Christians and Jews in the end times.

But divine intervention stopped him. Fire, explosions from the ground, storms, the sign of the cross in the sky and on the garments of the workers: these and other signs reported by multiple ancient accounts (both pagan and Christian) caused such great fear among the pagans and Jews involved in the project that it was abandoned.

Many converted to the Catholic Faith as a result.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

08:26 - Roadmap

09:14 - Divine Intervention? Or Natural Explanation?

13:09 - Emperor Julian the Apostate (Pagan)

18:06 - Ammianus Marcellinus (Pagan)

19:57 - St. Ephrem the Syrian (Christian)

24:08 - St. Gregory Nazianzus (Christian)

33:33 - St. Ambrose of Milan (Christian)

34:45 - St. Jerome (Christian)

37:09 - Rufinus of Aquileia (Christian)

41:21 - St. Cyril of Jerusalem on Antichrist and the Temple (Christian)

44:33 - St. John Chrysostom (Christian)

55:06 - Philostorgius (Christian)

59:18 - Socrates of Constantinople (Christian)

1:03:46 - Theodoret of Cyrus (Christian)

1:07:27 - Sozomen (Christian)

1:13:55 - St. Isidore of Seville (Christian)

1:17:15 - Conclusion

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

In this episode, we interview Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, the founder of the Ruth Institute, on her conversion from the errors of feminism and the sexual revolution to the fullness of truth found in the Catholic Church.

The Ruth Institute is an interfaith international coalition to defend the family and build a Civilization of Love. You can visit their website at: https://ruthinstitute.org/

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

In this episode, I cover a verse from the Gospel of John (John 20:21-23) that greatly disturbed me as a protestant. Jesus literally gave the Apostles the authority to forgive or not forgive sins! I had no framework for understanding this as a protestant. In retrospect, I now see it as the beginning of my journey to the Catholic Church.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

03:35 - A Disturbing Verse

05:48 - A Disturbing Lack of Answers

10:27 - A Disappointing Silence

15:52 - The Tip of the Patristic Iceberg

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

In this episode, we interview Deacon Harrison Garlick, a former "Bible Belt" protestant who became not only Catholic, but an ordained Catholic Deacon, and the Chancellor of an entire Diocese thanks to the Bible, beauty, and Church history.

Deacon Garlick is a member of Eternal Christendom's Advisory Board, and the co-host of "Ascend: The Great Books Podcast." You can follow him on X: https://x.com/HarrisonGarlic1

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

In today's episode, we dive into St. Thomas Aquinas's "brief" case for the papacy. He makes four arguments, and responds to two objections (both of which are often made by protestants and other non-Catholics to this day!). These arguments come from his apologetic work, Summa Contra Gentiles (Book 4, Ch. 76).

If you aren't Catholic, learn why the papacy makes sense from Scripture and reason. If you are Catholic, learn how to defend the papacy with these great arguments from St. Thomas.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Roadmap

04:03 - Argument 1: Societies Have Heads

06:28 - Argument 2: Resolving Disputes

11:25 - Argument 3: Rule by One

18:36 - Argument 4: Imitation of Heaven

23:36 - Objection 1: Christ is the Shepherd

27:35 - Objection 2: Peter Has No Successors

29:56 - Conclusion

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