Mining The Mysteries: A Catechetical Podcast

In this fifth episode of the Catechesis series titled "I Believe in God the Son, Part Three," Father Miller and Father Randall explore Christ's role as Judge. Starting with a brief revisit of Christ's Ascension and its connection to the Exodus narrative, they dig into how Jesus serves not just as King and High Priest, but also as the ultimate Judge. Looking at key biblical texts from Revelation 22, Luke 12, and Titus 2, they discuss the balance between Christ's authority as Judge and His merciful invitation to all believers. The episode emphasizes practical Christian living - maintaining spiritual watchfulness and pursuing good works while awaiting Christ's return, rather than focusing on decoding end-times prophecies.

This is part 2 of last week's episode.

In this episode, we discuss our Lord Jesus Christ through the lens of the Nicene Creed. We look at early church heresies like Arianism and Nestorianism and discuss Jesus's divine sonship, the virgin birth, Mary's role as Theotokos, and why these theological concepts matter for Christian faith and worship.

As we continue our study on catechesis, we're digging into what it means to say, "I believe in God the Father Almighty." We will talk about how the Christian faith rejects ideas like pantheism, deism, and "faith in faith." Instead, it proclaims a God who is both beyond and present in everything. We'll talk about how the Creed helps us understand who God is, why it's important for our daily lives, and how we can share this truth with others.

We hope you enjoy this special Advent episode! Please note that we will not release any new episodes for the next two weeks, as we will all be busy celebrating Advent and Christmas. We will return on January 7, 2025. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! In Christ, Fr. Miller, Fr. Randall, and Stu

This episode kicks off the start of our new series on Catechesis.

In this episode, we are excited to have our presiding bishop, Bishop Chandler Holder Jones, affectionately known as Bishop Chad, with us once again. Today, we will discuss the question: Does the Book of Common Prayer speak against the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist?

This week, we have a special episode where we answer listener questions!

In this final episode on the liturgy, we will examine how God’s people respond after receiving the sacrament. This episode will explore our call to become what we partake of – the blessed body of Jesus for the world.

In this episode, we're digging deeper into the very heart of the liturgy: the Eucharist. Specifically, we're exploring how the Eucharist connects us with Christ, our Paschal Lamb, and what that means for us in our everyday lives.

On this special episode of Mining The Mysteries, we are excited to share an interview with Fr. Mark Perkins, the Chaplain and Assistant Headmaster, and Mr. Thomas Fickley, the Headmaster and Founder of St. Dunstan's Academy. This traditional Anglican boarding school is located in Central Virginia and is set to open its doors in the near future. St. Dunstan's Academy aims to educate and train young men who are entering high school by helping them develop a rule of life that includes the Eucharist, Morning Prayer, and Evening Prayer. In addition to this spiritual foundation, students will engage with the Great Books and learn various practical skills in trades. For more information about St. Dunstan's Academy, please visit their website: https://stdunstansacademy.org/.

The Lord's Prayer sums up the entire intention of the Mass. It looks forward to the future consummation of God's Kingdom in the life of the world to come and recalls the present-day blessings of God's people in the here and now. In this way, the Lord's Prayer could be said to have one foot planted firmly in the present and another foot planted firmly in the future.

We are recording this podcast on October 18th, the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. St. Luke was not only an evangelist and the author of the Gospel of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles, but he was also an iconographer, historian, and physician. Today, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Matthew McCarthy, a physician and a Christian in the Anglican tradition, to explore the intersection of faith and science as it relates to questions of life, living, and death.

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the liturgy, focusing on the biblical, historical, and theological aspects of worship. We dig deeper into the meaning of our Lord's sacrifice and our response as we examine "The Consecration" within the liturgy. Join us as we discuss how we were created for sacrifice and thanksgiving.

We are continuing to make our way through the Mass, looking at its biblical and historical context, and its application for us, today.  As we move from the Absolution and Comfortable Words, we now make our way to the Consecration in the Mass.  Today, we will dig deeper into Sursum Corda, Preface (and Proper Preface).

Today, we have a special episode with Bishop Chandler Holder Jones, SSC, to discuss Christian responsibility in a democratic republic. In today's world, there is much alarm about the current state of our country. Institutions once seen as a means of protecting the American people have become hostile, leading to a breakdown of trust. Education, the media, and even the military have become social experiments, manipulating truth and working towards a global agenda. As Christians and citizens of the United States, we must have a thorough theological framework on what we should be doing in these trying times. Join us as we delve into this topic and explore what it means to be a responsible Christian in a democratic republic.

In this episode, we pick up where we left off last week and dig deeper into the topics of Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words as we transition from the Liturgy of the Catechumen to the Liturgy of the Sacrament.

In these next two episodes we will be discussing the Invitation, Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words as we transition from the Liturgy of the Catechumen to the Liturgy of the Sacrament.

In this special episode, we are excited to have Olympic athlete Bridget Williams back with us following her return from the 2024 Paris Olympics to discuss the competition and address some of the obstacles and challenges she encountered during the event.

In this special episode, we interview Olympic athlete Bridget Williams. We discuss her journey to becoming a world-class pole vaulter, her trials and struggles, and how her faith in Christ Jesus has been her anchor through it all.