Translating the Tradition

The central realization, in Proverbs and Genesis and the Gospel, that wisdom and worship are what actually extend life and give it meaning… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

The old stories of Gideon and Barak and St. John Chrysostom remind us how we, as men and women of faith, understand history, especially including our own personal history.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

We live on a knife edge. Evil is at the door. It is late – but not too late. There is light in the midst of darkness, a light which illumines, when we cry aloud, when all other lights have gone out.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

The Great Canon equips us for the journey of repentance that is both Lent and life… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Practical instructions from the Gospel and the Epistle readings given to us to consider as we embark on the great endeavour of Great Lent … Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

A warning and an encouragement: We need to know both the judgement and the mercy and love of God.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Fr. Peter gave the best exegesis of the parable of the Prodigal Son that I’ve heard recently, so well worth listening to a little harder than usual (given the slightly poorer quality audio)!… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

The best way to get at the Church’s understanding of the Feasts is to look at the Old Testament readings for that feast.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Abba Sisoës and the importance of understanding ourselves as “the chief of sinners”… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Looking at some of the structure of Luke’s Gospel to understand the importance of persistence in prayer and the nature of the Kingdom of God… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

What is the point of our diversity? How does speaking the truth in love make us one?… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

We know what we need to do; Christ in His baptism shows us how to do it.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

The magi and the shepherds who were there Beheld a wonder that we cannot share; Absent, as usual, will we never see A revelation or epiphany? When will it be our turn in Bethlehem?… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Who is our Father?… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

What shall we do to inherit eternal life?… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

…for He cares for you.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

St. Paul’s conclusion and its context… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Returning to that which ultimately unites: the Resurrection… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

A Christian approach to sexuality and judgement… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Unity in God’s foolishness and weakness… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

How to love and leave judgement to the One who is ultimately qualified to judge, while still staying committed to the Truth… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

As we unite ourselves to our head, the Messiah, by serving to one another in love, we participate in His sacrifice and are grafted into His body, the race of the people of God… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Saint Paul explains how God’s provision for us has always made salvation possible for all: the word is near you, it is in your mouth and in your heart, so you can do it; Christ, the promised seed of Abraham, enables us to live in love as God calls us to.… Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthe...

Saint Paul’s teachings about sin and slavery … Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com

Reader James blesses us with stories of Saint Columba and Saint Aiden … Read on This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit translatingthetradition.substack.com