Lives of the Saints – Episode 16

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St. Jude Thaddeus.  Statue by Lorenzo Ottoni, 1707-1709, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome

Episode Sixteen, the final episode in The Lives of the Saints, First Series, the 1928 B.C.P. Saints, is now available in both video and podcast versions.  The focus is on St. Simon and St. Jude, whose combined Feast Day is October 28th.  The text includes quotations from the work of St. Jude which I used in Part Four of Christian Spirituality: An Anglican Perspective.  Illustrations show three statues, one oil painting, and one bas relief.  The episode’s running time is just over 13 minutes.     Watch the Video     Listen to the Podcast Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 16” →

Lives of the Saints – Episode 15 – St. Luke

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I guess we all have weeks when we feel like we actually got something accomplished, vs. feeling as though we are going in circles (or as we were taught to say in the Corps of Cadets: around and around at ever-increasing speeds in ever-decreasing circles until… I leave you to guess the rest).  This week was one of the former not of the latter type with several major accomplishments (not all of which were actually accomplished this week.  Many have now come to fruition following sporadic efforts during late Winter and early Spring:

Luke-Russian Orthodox-18th CEpisode Fifteen, the next-to-last episode in the First Series (the 1928 B.C.P. Saints) of the Lives of the Saints was recorded, edited and readied for upload to our You Tube channel. Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 15 – St. Luke” →

Lives of the Saints – Episode 11 – St. Peter

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Like Gene Autrey I’m glad to be “back in the saddle again!”  Careful listeners will be able to tell that I haven’t completely recovered from my head cold.

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Mosaic of St. Peter with Key, Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Agliate, Lombardy, Italy, 10th Century.  Image copyright Can Stock Photo, Inc/clodio.

Episode Eleven in The Lives of the Saints, First Series, the 1928 B.C.P. Saints is focused on the life and contributions of St. Peter.  One of the seven illustrations is a 10th Century mosaic of St. Peter with his key at the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Agliate, Lombary, Italy.   Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 11 – St. Peter” →

Lives of the Saints – Episode 6 – St. Matthias

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St. Matthias. early 14th C. icon from the studio of Simone Martini, Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY

Episode Six – Feast of St. Matthias, the latest episode in The Lives of the Saints, First Series: the 1928 B.C.P. Saints, was uploaded to YouTube, with the Podcast version available through our Podbean site.   The episode features an early 14th C. icon, a 19th C. stained glass window, and an early 19th C. detail from the Apse mosaic at the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul Outside the Wall, Rome. Continue reading “Lives of the Saints – Episode 6 – St. Matthias” →

The Lives of the Saints – First Series – Episode 5

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paul-rublevEpisode Five in The Lives of the Saints – First Series, focused on the life and contributions to the Church Universal of St. Paul, was uploaded on January 25th, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.  In addition to the familiar unfinished icon by the celebrated Russian icon painter Andre Rublev, I’ve included a 14th C. mosaic at Chora Church, Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) and an early 20th C. mosaic from Romania; and photographs of the exterior and interior of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, the place of St. Paul’s remains. Continue reading “The Lives of the Saints – First Series – Episode 5” →

The Lives of the Saints – First 4 Episodes

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January has been a productive month.   I’ve finished five episodes in the new series, The Lives of the Saints – First Series – the 1928 B.C.P. Saints.   The first four of these have been uploaded to our You Tube channel and the fifth, for the Conversion of St. Paul, will be uploaded on January 25th. Continue reading “The Lives of the Saints – First 4 Episodes” →

New Videos in 2016 A.D.

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In this Advent Season, when Christians prepare themselves for both the first and second/final coming of our Lord and Saviour, we should understand what the Christian Faith is about.   No matter what a certain unnamed politician says, Christianity is not a religion which includes “bedrock” teachings of all other religions.  It is the source of the Christian Truth found in the Gospel accounts of the divine origin, Incarnation, life, teachings, Crucifixion, Death on the Cross, Resurrection and promise of Life Everlasting in the divine Kingdom of the Father of the only-begotten Son of God.

I’ve been working on the preliminary plans for a new series of Seasonal Videos and a separate series of Teaching Videos which will be produced in A.D. 2016.   The first in the Seasonal Videos series is a two episode series on Epiphany.   Continue reading “New Videos in 2016 A.D.” →

Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity

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My Podcast Homily for the Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity was uploaded to the AIC’s Podbean channel this morning.   The readings are Philippians 3:17-21 and Matthew 22:15-22.  I augmented the commentary on the Gospel reading with references to Isaiah 64:8 and Psalm 138:4, 5.   The first closing prayer was a catena of my own based on Psalm 145:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13 and 1 (in that order).  There are only two more Sundays in the Church Calendar (Trinity 24 and Sunday Next Before Advent).  I’ve already recorded both but not uploaded them to the AIC web site.  Listen to the Trinity 23 Podcast Continue reading “Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity” →