What is Marriage in the eyes of a Christian? a covenant marriage made between one man and one woman, with God the creator of marriage at the center, with the purpose of the good of the spouses and for procreation For the good of the spouses – A path of […]
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Episode 30 – Virtue – Prudence – Judgement
What is the Virtue of Prudence? Cause, measure and of all the virtues – Aquinas Prudence is the Virtue that uses practical reason to discern the good and to choose the right ways to achieve this good. Practical wisdom Charioteer of the Virtues It directs all the other virtues. So […]
Episode 28 – Compendium
Compendium Numbers 73-78 The Fall When we speak about the fall, we are generally talking about the fall of man from friendship with God. But before we speak about the fall of man, we need to talk about the fall of the angels. Christian revelation teaches us that the angels, […]
Episode 27 – Scripture Passage
Part of the sermon on the mount Jesus teaches about a whole range of things, beginning with the beatitude through to divorce, and how we should treat our enemy, through to prayer, he gives us the Lord’s prayer. We get a teaching on being charitable in action and then he […]
Episode 26 – Q&A
Questions for Padre & Stina How do you call a friend out without coming across as self righteous? How do you talk faith with non-faith friends? What’s your take on the saying ‘blood is thicker than water’ especially since the original saying actually means the opposite of how people use […]
Episode 24 – Book Study : The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis ( Part 3)
Chapters 12-14 Imagery of the procession – Glory Imagery – Hell is but a small crack, and not comparable to the enormity of heaven Discussion on Pity and manipulation PRIDE AND SHAME In chapter 12, a conversation between a husband and wife ensues. The wife is now a bright spirit […]
Episode 23 – Book Study : The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis ( Part 2)
Chapters 7 -11 Chapter 8 – PRIDE AND SHAME A female ghost is hiding and is met by another light spirit. The ghost is so preoccupied with focusing on self, and refuses to step out into the light. The light spirit tries to encourage her, assuring her that everyone here […]
Episode 22 – Book Study : The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis ( Part 1)
William Blake’s the marriage of heaven and hell. Lewis doesn’t pit himself against Blake, rather against the attempt to marry heaven and hell, good and evil. He writes of the divorce of heaven and hell. He writes that there is a modern belief (bearing in mind he’s writing in the […]
Episode 20 – What happened at Pentecost?
Reminder: Book Study begins in 2 weeks! In the Acts of the Apostles, we’re reminded that Jesus tells His disciples ‘for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the holy spirit’ Act 1:5. And in John 14:26 we’re told ‘But the counsellor, the Holy […]
Episode 17 – Patrons Choice – Friendship with people of different faiths
This is a Patrons choice episode. To what degree do the people we surround ourselves with influence our way of life? Such an important question to ask. (I become the average of the 5 people I spend the most time with) VS the opposite end – having nothing to do […]