Mining The Mysteries: A Catechetical Podcast

In this episode, we're digging deeper into the very heart of the liturgy: the Eucharist. Specifically, we're exploring how the Eucharist connects us with Christ, our Paschal Lamb, and what that means for us in our everyday lives.

On this special episode of Mining The Mysteries, we are excited to share an interview with Fr. Mark Perkins, the Chaplain and Assistant Headmaster, and Mr. Thomas Fickley, the Headmaster and Founder of St. Dunstan's Academy. This traditional Anglican boarding school is located in Central Virginia and is set to open its doors in the near future. St. Dunstan's Academy aims to educate and train young...

The Lord's Prayer sums up the entire intention of the Mass. It looks forward to the future consummation of God's Kingdom in the life of the world to come and recalls the present-day blessings of God's people in the here and now. In this way, the Lord's Prayer could be said to have one foot planted firmly in the present and another foot planted firmly in the future.

We are recording this podcast on October 18th, the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. St. Luke was not only an evangelist and the author of the Gospel of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles, but he was also an iconographer, historian, and physician. Today, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Matthew McCarthy, a physician and a Christian in the Anglican tradition, to explore the intersection of faith and sc...

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the liturgy, focusing on the biblical, historical, and theological aspects of worship. We dig deeper into the meaning of our Lord's sacrifice and our response as we examine "The Consecration" within the liturgy. Join us as we discuss how we were created for sacrifice and thanksgiving. 

We are continuing to make our way through the Mass, looking at its biblical and historical context, and its application for us, today.  As we move from the Absolution and Comfortable Words, we now make our way to the Consecration in the Mass.  Today, we will dig deeper into Sursum Corda, Preface (and Proper Preface).   

Today, we have a special episode with Bishop Chandler Holder Jones, SSC, to discuss Christian responsibility in a democratic republic. In today's world, there is much alarm about the current state of our country. Institutions once seen as a means of protecting the American people have become hostile, leading to a breakdown of trust. Education, the media, and even the military have become social ex...

In this episode, we pick up where we left off last week and dig deeper into the topics of Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words as we transition from the Liturgy of the Catechumen to the Liturgy of the Sacrament.

In these next two episodes we will be discussing the Invitation, Confession, Absolution, and Comfortable Words as we transition from the Liturgy of the Catechumen to the Liturgy of the Sacrament.

In this special episode, we are excited to have Olympic athlete Bridget Williams back with us following her return from the 2024 Paris Olympics to discuss the competition and address some of the obstacles and challenges she encountered during the event.

In this special episode, we interview Olympic athlete Bridget Williams. We discuss her journey to becoming a world-class pole vaulter, her trials and struggles, and how her faith in Christ Jesus has been her anchor through it all.

This is our final episode for the season, and we will be back in September. So, for this season finale, Fr. Miller has prepared a list of books for us to dig into over the summer. Enjoy! 1928 Book of Common Prayer Personal Edition 1928 BCP/KJV Bible The People's Anglican Missal St. Augustine's Prayer Book An Anglican Prayer Book The Oxford American Prayer Book Commentary - This is out of p...

In this episode, we dig deeper into the topic of confession & absolution.

This week, we're digging deeper into how the Church is called to pray, how this shapes our spiritual lives and guides our actions, and why prayer isn't just something we do alone or in silence but a collective action that truly changes us.

In this week's episode, we focus on Ascension Day.

This week, we have a special Q&A episode. Enjoy!

This week, we discuss the Doxology. We also reference two books in the episode, which can both be found on Amazon: Te Deum: The Church and Music by Paul Westermeyer The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

This is episode 2: As we confront the challenges of American materialism and Darwinist economic policies, we are prompted to reflect on the Christian call to charity over competition. The stark reality of our national debt exceeding GDP and the U.S.'s disproportionate consumption of global resources serves as a wake-up call to the consequences of living by Philippians 3:18-19. We face hard que...

This 2nd episode picks up right where we left off last week! Any questions or comments? Please email us at podcast@stphilipsblacksburg.org or podcast@anglicanprovince.org, and we will address them in a future episode.

Christians are well aware that Easter is more than bunnies and the beginning of Spring. Christians know that Easter is the day that Jesus rose from the dead. However, well-meaning Christians often overlook two aspects of Easter.  In these next two episodes, we dig deeper and discuss the true doctrine and meaning of Easter by exploring the fact that: Jesus was resurrected BODILY from the grave. Bec...

As we confront the challenges of American materialism and Darwinist economic policies, we are prompted to reflect on the Christian call to charity over competition. The stark reality of our national debt exceeding GDP and the U.S.'s disproportionate consumption of global resources serves as a wake-up call to the consequences of living by Philippians 3:18-19. We face hard questions about person...

We are excited to have our Presiding and Diocesan Bishop, The Most Reverend Chandler Jones, SSC, join us again this week as we dig deeper into the topic of Ecumenism and its implications for the future of the Church.

In this special episode, "Why Can't Women be Priests?" we're joined by our Presiding and Diocesan Bishop, The Most Reverend Chandler Jones, SSC, to dig deeper into controversial questions about why women are excluded from Holy Orders within the Church.

In this episode, we dig deep into the topic of the Eucharistic sacrifice by exploring scriptural and historical insights, the unique role of the priest and the congregation, and the connection between Orate fratres and our Lord’s ultimate sacrifice.

In this episode, we focus on the topic of Anamnesis.