Word & Table

The life, writings, music, and enduring wisdom of Gregory the Great. 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

We discuss the names for groups of Jews and non-Jews in the Bible: when they arose and whom they refer to. 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

What is the significance of the story of the supernatural conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch? What is his background and why is he singled out as one of the few individual conversion stories in Acts? 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 story of Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke packs a great deal of Old Testament significance into a short episode. 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

An overview of the letters of St. Paul: their chronology, themes, and historical context. 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

What does the parable of the growing seed in Mark 4 mean and why is it so similar to the better known parable of the sower? 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

Where did the familiar list of the Seven Deadly Sins come from? Which sins are on this "worst sin" list and what are their counteracting virtues? 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 is there a second feeding miracle in the gospels with a slightly reduced head count? How does it connect to Jesus's gospel mission? 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 is it hard to pray and what are the most common things that get in the way of our duty to pray? 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

How did the English break with the Pope really happen? Did it all come down to Henry VIII or was there more to the story? 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

A revered Father in both the East and the West who developed monasticism and wrote down and early draft of the Seven Deadly Sins. 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

What are Ember Days and how and why do we observe them? 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

What does the word 'holy' mean and how do people become holy? 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

How do we know that we are receiving Communion worthily, and what was Paul talking about when he said that it's possible to "eat and drink unto condemnation?"  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

How is the Christian vision of the afterlife different from other ancient religions? What is the difference between the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the flesh? How is eternal life different from just perpetual life? 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 Public...

What is Catechesis and how has it developed over time. Also what is the format of a written Catechism and when did it first appear? 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

Learn about Peter's sermon in Acts 2 and why it was such a convincing first presentation of the gospel to its Jewish audience. 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

Learn where this popular Lenten devotional tool came from, how it is used, and what parts of it are biblical and which parts derive from tradition. 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

How is Jesus both fully God and fully man? How do those two natures work together, and what were Jesus's abilities while he was on earth? 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

Learn about the history of the Anglican Church from the death of Queen Elizabeth all the way on up to the present day! How did the English Church become a global communion? Where did the different tendencies and divisions come from? 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 Publicat...

Learn about John of Damascus, the last of the classical Church Fathers and his influence on the Western and Eastern traditions. 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

What does the miracle at Cana mean and why does the Bible call it a 'sign?' What does it point to? 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 really was the saint that Santa Claus is based on and what do we know about him? 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 letters between Pliny, the governor of Bithynia, and the Emperor Trajan offer a rare window onto early Christianity from a pagan perspective. 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

Fr. Stephen walks through the parts of traditional Western Church architecture. 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