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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. If this podcast is edifying for you, please consider the entire Paradosis Pavilion catalog as well as the music of Generative Sounds https://www.youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://twitter.com/podcast_saints https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com Please forgive us our shortcomings, and pray for us

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Like Living Stones, a Royal Priesthood

Like Living Stones, a Royal Priesthood S8E10 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks continue to discuss the role of the laity as those who bring the world to God & God to the world. ~~~ Reference materials for this episode: https://pomog.org/prayers-after-holy-communion-en/ - Post communion prayer about fire & cleansing Scripture materials for this episode: Exodus 19:1-9 - The calling of The Children of Israel Luke 4:16-22 - Gospel for...

68 MIN

Open the Doors, Gather As The People

00:00 Introduction 07:22 The History of The Church is the history of Israel 27:35 The Life of The Church is the pursuit of holiness 36:52 Faithfulness is not blind credulity, it is hope we have seen evidence 42:47 Faithfulness is emulating God, not “Nature” 52:56 Being The Church, being The Temple, is being God’s chosen people 62:36 The culture changes when we live the faith ~~~ Open the Doors, Gather As The People S8E9 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss the r...

70 MIN

Thine own of Thine own, we offer unto Thee

00:00 Introduction 03:21 Words can mean many things 14:02 Symbols, like words, can be misinterpreted 21:06 Human relationships must be physical to be healthy 30:28 Scholasticism & Fundamentalism are at odds with righteous living 36:55 The civil religion of Popular Progressive Paganism 48:00 The importance of finding the altar of God Most High 52:10 The Eucharist brings true unity, not ideological unity 58:52 Humility is crucial to being able to learn 63:20 Closing ~~~ Thine own of Thine o...

66 MIN

Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a Steeple

00:00 Introduction 01:24 Altar to an unknown god 08:07 Sacrifice in temples is human 16:26 Israel chosen to build true temples 24:20 We so easily forget who God Most High is 30:58 Where are the temples of today 35:30 Orthodox Christian temples 45:45 It is a temple because God is present in it several ways 51:33 Right worship of God Most High transforms us into something divine 61:31 Closing ~~~ Here Is The Church, a Dome Not a Steeple Orthodox Liturgics S8E7 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Ke...

66 MIN

How to Understand The Collapse of The West

00:00 Introduction 01:14 The History of the Collapse of Western Christianity 29:11 The West doesn’t have to become The East to be saved 34:14 You Need a Genuine Hospital & to be a Good Patient 38:00 There’s No Gap Between Second Temple Judaism, Apostolic Christianity & The Church 43:46 The Councils Were About Avoiding Schism & Heresy, Not Punishment 46:31 Modern media Combined with Ignorance of Orthodox Ecclesiology Breeds Confusion 49:21 Apostolic Succession Is Supported & Va...

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