Christian Saints Podcast
The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Paradosis Pavilion & Generative Sounds which explores the calendar of The Church
Episodes are hosted by James John Marks of Chicago, with oversight by Fr Symeon Kees, a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, through which he is currently serving St Raphael Orthodox Church in Iowa City.
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Christian Saints Podcast
How Orthodoxy Preserves the Apostolic Faith
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00:00 Introduction
03:41 The Historicity of The Church
16:25 The Unity of The Church
27:30 Finding The Church is not Church Shopping
33:42 St Paul lost his cool about schism breaking The Church
37:41 Apostolic Succession requires hierarchy (bishops)
46:45 The therapy we need has never & will never change
54:58 Marriage counseling is about recognizing the need for individual repentance
61:41 Closing
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How Orthodoxy Preserves the Apostolic Faith
Apostolic Succession
S8E3
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Can we know where The One Church is? In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss apostolic succession, Christian unity, and the historical roots of the Orthodox Church, tracing its story from the Apostles to the present day.
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Reference materials for this episode:
Church History of Eusebius
- Bk II, Chapter XIV
- Bk II, Chapter XXIV
- Bk III, Chapter IV
- Bk III, Chapter XI
- Bk III, Chapter XXII
- https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250103.htm
The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
- Chp 8 & 9
- https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0109.htm
The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Ephesians
- Chp 4-6
- https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0104.htm
The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Trallians
- Chp 1-3
- https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0106.htm
Scripture citations for this episode:
Acts 15
- The Council of Jerusalem
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
- We cannot have factions because our wisdom cannot help us
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