Year Zero

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the descent of God the Holy Spirit upon the apostles: * How there appeared fiery tongues over the apostles, one on each of them; * How the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak in various tongues, as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the descent of God the Holy Spirit upon the holy apostles: * How the apostles stood in one mind at prayer; * How, suddenly, there came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How He first resurrected bodily and then ascended bodily; * How after death the souls of righteous men first ascend into heaven while the body awaits the general resurrection, general transfiguration and general ascension. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

Daniel Miller joined me to discuss the Texas Nationalist Movement, its history and progress. TNM.me Texian.app This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the ascended Lord Jesus: * How, by His Ascension, He signified the triumphant completion of His entire work on earth in the course of some thirty-three years; * How, by His Ascension, He teaches us that we should direct all of our aspirations toward heaven and not toward earth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the ascended Lord Jesus: * How, by His Ascension, He manifested His Divine Nature and His Divine Might; * How, by His Ascension into heaven, He reveals to man that there exists a better, loftier world and life: a heavenly world and heavenly life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalm...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the ascended Lord Jesus: * How He began His saving work on earth as an ordinary humble worker; * How He completed His saving work by His miraculous and glorious Ascension into heaven. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How the disciples worshiped Him; * How they returned to Jerusalem with great joy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How two angels appeared to the disciples while they were still gazing after the ascended Lord; * How the angels proclaimed that the Lord would come again in the same manner as the disciples saw Him ascending into heaven. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How all the gravitational forces on earth were unable to keep the body of the Lord from ascending; * How, by His Ascension, the Lord showed Himself to be above the laws of nature. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How the Lord, blessing His disciples, was raised above the earth and borne to heaven; * How the disciples watched Him as He ascended until a cloud hid Him from their sight. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

We dive into the refutations by Saint Hilarion of socialism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus: * How He led His disciples to a hill near Bethany; * How, with uplifted hands, He blessed the disciples. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How He commanded that repentance and forgiveness of sins be preached in His name; * How He commanded His disciples to await the Father’s promise of the power of the Holy Spirit from on high. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Reading St John Maximovitch’s The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How His Resurrection is a great light, which dispels the darkness of our doubt, ignorance and despair concerning life after death; * How His Resurrection is a great light that illuminates the path on which we must travel in this world in order to arrive at the other world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How His Resurrection incites us and strengthens us for every good work, physical and spiritual; * How His Resurrection enlightens our every good work with the light of hope in the Living God, Who counts our works, measures them and preserves them for the Day of Judgment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subsc...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How His Resurrection drives away from us all confusion, gloom and sadness; * How His Resurrection instills serenity, courage and goodwill into the souls of men. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How His Resurrection is the beginning of a new and bright day in the history of mankind; * How His Resurrection is my peace and my strength, and the resurrection of my soul while I am still in the body. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.c...

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How by His Resurrection, He justified the faith and hope of mankind in immortality; * How by His Resurrection, He destroyed the fear of death in the faithful. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

John and I continue the reading and commentary on Rules for Radicals This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

My good friend Paisios Wainwright joins me to discuss his struggles and path to Orthodoxy. Wainwright Ceramics This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How when He appeared to the apostles, He appeared to all of us; * How His Resurrection is the proof of eternal life and the announcement of eternal life to all of mankind. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the resurrected Lord Jesus: * How He, as the Almighty Victor over death, does not seek revenge on His enemies who tortured and crucified Him, but, leaving them to themselves, He sustains His frightened friends; * How even today, as in all times, in His innocence and meekness He does not hurry to seek revenge on the unfaithful, but hurries to the aid of the faithful. This...

Reading Father Gregory the Confessor from Athonite Fathers of the 20th Century This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe