Christian Saints Podcast

How do I become a gardener? Reference materials for this episode:  The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Volume 59) - pg 85-86 &125-126 Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984) ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598 Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 1:28-31 Ezekiel 37:1-10 John 20:11-16 The Christian Saints Podcast...

A brief discussion on the categories of knowledge, how the life of the way of faithfulness to Christ prioritizes them, how this is in stark distinction to our culture, & why the examination of this question is at the heart of the restructuring of this podcast for Season Six.  This is, essentially, episode 000 as our first true conversational episode will be our true kick-off of the new format...

A quick note from one of our hosts to let you know about the reboot of the program which will begin publishing in about a month. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago. Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/ch...

Saint Nikolai Velimirović of Žiča ( March 18 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://orthochristian.com/46256.html - biography https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/18/100825-repose-of-saint-nikolai-of-zhicha - biography http://orthodoxclergy.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-statement-concerning-sin-of-racism.html “Prayers by the Lake” A Treasury of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality Vol 5 Translated...

Saint Symeon the New, Theologian ( March 12 ) THE ICON FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IS NOT BY THE HAND OF NICHOLAS PAPAS & IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF St DEMETRIUS PRESS Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/12/100790-venerable-simeon-the-new-theologian https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2019/12/on-incarnation-of-word-st-symeon-new.html https:/...

Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener East Anglia ( March 8 ) Reference materials for this episode:  https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/03/saint-felix-of-burgundy-bishop-of.html - life of St Felix https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38326/38326-h/38326-h.html - St Bede mentions Bishop Felix (Book II-Chap XV, Book III-Chap XVIII&XX) The Silver Chair   - by CS Lewis  - HarperCollins; Reprin...

St John Cassian ( Feb 29 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/29/100623-venerable-john-cassian-the-roman https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/14557292 - first episode on St John Cassian https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/6356446 - episode on Desert Fathers https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/350705.htm - The Institutes https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3508....

St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna ( Feb 23 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/23/100589-hieromartyr-polycarp-bishop-of-smyrna http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html   - St Ignatius’ letter to St Polycarp https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm - St Polycarp’s letter to the Phillipians https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/martyrdompolycarp...

St Empress Theodora, Defender of Icons  (Feb 11) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/11/100504-righteous-theodora-wife-of-emperor-theophilus-the-iconoclast https://www.oca.org/fs/paschal-cycle https://orthodoxwiki.org/Sunday_of_Orthodoxy https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seventh_Ecumenical_Council https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3819.htm - degree & canons of...

Ss Barsanuphius the Great & John the Prophet ( Feb 6 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/06/100443-venerable-barsanuphius-the-great-and-john-the-prophet Title: Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples Publisher: Saint Herman Press ISBN 10: 0938635840 Author: Saint Barsanuphius, the Prophet, Saint John Translation: Fr Ser...

St Ephraim the Syrian ( Jan 28 ) conversation w/ Fr Symeon Kees producer of Paradosis Pavilion & host of "Eastward Iowa City" podcast Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/100328-venerable-ephraim-the-syrian https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_Syrian St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise,  - trans. by Sebastian Brock - St. Vladimir’s Sem...

St Gregory The Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Jan 25) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/25/100298-saint-gregory-the-theologian-archbishop-of-constantinople - hagiography of St Gregory Poems on Scripture - written by the saint - Popular Patristics Vol 46 - St Vladimir’s Seminary Press - ISBN 978-0-88141-433-2 - copyright 2012 On God & Chri...

St Macarius the Great of Egypt ( Jan 19 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/19/100226-venerable-macarius-the-great-of-egypt - life of St Macarius of Egypt https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2013/01/healthy-and-sick-monasticism.html - Monasticism is not intrinsically virtuous https://pemptousia.com/2016/12/marriage-or-monasticism - the pursuit of virtue vi...

Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ( Jan 6 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/10/why-do-we-baptize-in-the-name-of-the-holy-trinity-and-not-in-the-name-of-jesus - understanding “in the name of” during baptism Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 1:2 - God begins creation to correct empty chaos referred to as “the water...

The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Jan 1) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/01/100001-the-circumcision-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ - information about the feast day https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ - details on what name was actually given  Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 2&3 - God’s covenan...

St Joseph the Betrothed ( Dec 26 & Sunday after Nativity ) Scripture citations for this episode: Leviticus 12 - the timeline of purification for a woman after childbirth  Matthew 1 & 2 - Jesus’ birth & the story of the wise men & the flight into Egypt Luke 2 - Jesus’ presentation in the Temple as well as the events in His twelfth year John 8:12-20 - The Pharisees imply Joseph wasn’...

Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch (Dec 20) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/12107042 - previous episode https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/20/103594-hieromartyr-ignatius-the-god-bearer-bishop-of-antioch - bio of the saint http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html - translations of all St Ignatius’ epistles https://www.fai...

Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America ( Dec 13 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/ - biography of St Herman (find Dec 26/13) https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/13/103530-repose-of-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of-all-america - more detail on the interaction with the sailors (plus a LOT more!)...

Saint Ambrose of Milan ( Dec 7 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/07/103485-saint-ambrose-bishop-of-milan - bio of Saint Ambrose https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1101.htm - Augustine’s “Confessions” in which he discusses his relationship with Ambrose https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2014/12/when-saint-ambrose-humbled-emperor.html - incident between Am...

Saint Stephen the New Martyr or Stephen the Younger ( Nov 28 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/28/103412-monastic-martyr-and-confessor-stephen-the-new - life of St Stephen the New https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/study/module/john-of-damascus - St John of Damascus on icons Scripture citations for this episode: Baruch 3:37 - prophesy of Christ app...

The Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria ( Nov 24/25 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/24/103382-great-martyr-katherine-of-alexandria - biography https://sinaimonastery.com/index.php/en/ - website of the monastery of St Katherine on Mount Sinai Scripture citations for this episode: Acts 2 - St Peter preaching the gospel on Pentecost & the response...

St Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (Nov 14) Reference materials for this episode: https://youtu.be/rkM5Mhd_s7c?si=Y9mELt52x_S08w9D — playlist of lectures discussing the hesychast controversy https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/14/103303-saint-gregory-palamas-archbishop-of-thessalonica — biography https://sgpm.goarch.org/Monastery/?page_id=33 — in depth, but incomplete, biography h...

St Nektarios of Pentapolis/Aegina ( Nov 9 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://youtu.be/ldUGahNlMRk?si=Yo-vJF2MoZk7vwKu — Film “Man of God” based on the life of St Nektarios https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/09/103251-saint-nectarius-kephalas-metropolitan-of-pentapolis — Biography https://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/saint_nektarios_egina_e.htm#_Toc60879403 — excerpte...

Romanus of Rouen ( October 23 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://orthochristian.com/156173.html — biography of St Romanus https://www.normandythenandnow.com/the-legend-of-saint-romain-the-dragon-in-rouen — account of the dragon https://lainhart.medium.com/legend-of-the-gargoyle-5c30e063a37f — detail about the dragon’s head being hung at the church https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/1316...

Saint Lucian the Martyr of Antioch (Oct 15) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.antiochpatriarchate.org/en/page/806/ - saint’s biography http://nttextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2011/06/metzger-on-lucianic-recension.html - analysis of Saint Jerome’s (and others) comments about the Lucian recension https://www.tertullian.org/decretum_eng.htm - translation of the Decretum Gelasianum http...