Word & Table

Learn about Psalm 95 (the most common Invitatory Psalm at Morning Prayer) and its devotional uses. Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Learn about the most important Jewish prayer, found in Deuteronomy and recited and memorized up to the present day. Music:  Shema Yisrael Sephardic Yerushalmi (Kids Version) Additional music: Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications  Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's Hous...

This Easter, learn about the biblical theme of Jesus as the Lamb of God, especially as he is presented in the Gospel of John. Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

An overview of the background, plot, and message of the Book of Job, one of the Old Testament's greatest literary and theological treasures with an eternally relevant theme for our faith. Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant....

What is society's rationale for punishing wrongdoers, and what does Christianity have to say about it? Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

August 15 is a feast to the Virgin Mary the Roman Catholic Church, The Eastern Orthodox and for us Anglicans. But each communion celebrates a different aspect of her person. Learn about the Assumption, Dormition, and Virginity of Mary and how each points to the identity of Jesus Christ. Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul...

Why does God rest on the Sabbath Day at creation? How does God's sabbath rest connect with our own? Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Although God is described as light, why has our journey toward God often been described in terms of 'darkness'? Support us on Patreon for Member access to our special podcast series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Learn about the origins and spiritual devotion behind a key feature of Eastern Orthodox architecture, and its correspondence in the West. Support us on Patreon for access to our series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

When Jonah's preaching successfully causes the Ninevites to repent, why does he react with anger? Support us on Patreon for access to our series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

How did Jesus interpret the Scriptures? How did the Jews of his day? Learn about the way that First Century Jews searched for the deeper meaning in the words of the Hebrew Bible. Support us on Patreon for access to our series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

What is the difference between the "Priesthood of All Believers" and the particular priesthood? Are the two in contradiction or not? Support us on Patreon for access to our series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

What was the function of "cities of refuge" in the Old Testament? How did they fit into the ancient justice system? How did the idea evolve over time? Support us on Patreon for access to our series on the Gospel of John Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Why does the Nativity scene look so different in Eastern Orthodox art than it does in the familiar Western manger scenes we are most familiar with? Click to view the Nativity Icon Support us on Patreon for access to more content Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Why does Jesus so often silence people who wanted to tell others that he is the messiah in the gospels? How does this fit with the evangelism of the Church? Support us on Patreon for access to more content Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Is the Church's job to call people to repentance or to show mercy? Support us on Patreon for access to more content Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Episode 1 of our new podcast: The Gospel of John. To hear all 30 episodes as they release, subscribe at patreon.com/wordandtable .   Once you've subscribed can either listen on Patreon or add the Gospel of John to your favorite podcast app . This is a second, separate podcast for our Patreon members. Our regular Word & Table episodes will continue to release weekly for free.

Why is Thanksgiving counted as a feast day in the American Prayer Books? What does it mean to give thanks to God as we are encouraged to do in the Scriptures? Support us on Patreon for access to more content Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Father Stephen and I have created a special podcast series for subscribers to our Patreon which will run concurrently alongside regularly scheduled Word & Table episodes. Subscribe at any of our $5, $10, or $15 per month tiers to gain full access. This new venture is a verse-by-verse deep dive into the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is the 'theological gospel' that brings us behind the curtain...

Learn about one of the great, early Bishops of Rome and how he influenced the theology of the Church and the development of the Papacy. Support us on Patreon for access to more content Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications 

Why was Balaam remembered in Jewish tradition, and in the New Testament as a villain, even though he did not disobey God in Numbers? Support us on Patreon : Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

Who was Balaam and why does he get so much time devoted to him in the book of Numbers? Why was God angry with him for doing what he told him to do? Support us on Patreon : Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

Why did Moses sin when he strikes the rock to bring water? Was it simple disobedience or something deeper? Support us on Patreon : Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications

The centerpiece of the Church's ministry on earth is making disciples by baptizing them. But did Jesus himself baptize anyone? Support us on Patreon : Apply for Saint Paul's House of Formation Email us Music by Richard Proulx and the Cathedral Singers from Sublime Chant. Copyright GIA Publications