CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

In our first full-length interview, we host Dr. Alan Fimister, a renowned theologian and seminary professor, to discuss his conversion to the Catholic Faith from atheism, and why he found protestantism so unconvincing. Not only did he find it unconvincing, he concluded it played a decisive role in the rise of secularism. We also discuss issues of political theology, Christendom, and the rise of liberalism (both "left" and "right" wing varieties).

Dr. Fimister is a member of Eternal Christendom's Advisory Board. We hope to host him as a regular guest on the Eternal Christendom Podcast. You can find his bio here: https://eternalchristendom.com/advisory-board/

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:32 - Bio: Dr. Alan Fimister

05:13 - Interview: Dr. Fimister's Atheist/Communist Childhood

20:01 - Anglicanism, and the UK's "Christian" State of Apostasy

24:17 - More of Dr. Fimister's Non-Christian Childhood

25:38 - Dr. Fimister's Earliest Memories of the Blessed Virgin Mary

28:52 - Dr. Fimister's First Consideration of Religion/Christianity

35:24 - His Atheist Father Reading Him C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" as a Child

36:13 - Pictures of Hell in a Friend's Family Bible

37:50 - Asking His Mother if He Could Become Anglican

39:13 - Attending Catholic School

44:45 - Those Who Know the Catholic Faith is True But Don't Convert Go to Hell

46:12 - Dr. Fimister Asks His Mother to be Baptized

48:23 - Dr. Fimister's Favorite Biblical Character as a Child

48:50 - Receiving a Beautiful Gift from His Catholic Teacher, and Being Baptized

51:24 - Why So Many Catholic Friends Fell Away from the Faith

56:14 - Why Catholicism Was the Only Viable Option

01:01:09 - The Rise of the "Celebrity" Papacy

01:05:04 - Why Protestantism Was Not Convincing

01:11:00 - Facing Protestant Opposition at University

01:12:33 - Is Catholicism Pelagian or Semi-Pelagian?

01:15:36 - Valid Protestant Points on Good Works, and the Church's Actual Teaching

01:26:24 - Why Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy are Fairly Easy to Refute

01:31:11 - Protestantism and the Rise of Secularism

01:37:08 - Why an Infallible Magisterium is Necessary, and Not Above Scripture

01:49:09 - How Protestantism Inadvertently Paved the Way for Secularism

02:32:53 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

In this Papal Snapshot, we dive into St. Jerome's incredibly Catholic view of the papacy and the authority of the Pope as outlined in his Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus. St. Jerome was a Church Father who lived from c. 342-420, and is widely considered one of the greatest Scripture scholars of the ancient Church.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:10 - Historical Context

04:37 - St. Jerome's Letter 15 to St. Pope Damasus

14:14 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

This is our first episode dealing with the so-called "Apocrypha," the 7 books of the Bible rejected by protestants, but accepted by the Catholic Church.

In this episode, I recount reading the words of the Book of Wisdom—a book I had always considered part of the "Apocrypha" as a protestant—and being astounded by how accurately Wisdom 2 predicted the crucifixion of Our Lord and its circumstances. To me, it was as clear, if not clearer, than the prophecy found in Isaiah 53, which I considered to be one of the proofs of the divine origin of the Old Testament.

This prophecy helped open the door for me to consider the possibility I had been wrong about the "Apocrypha," and that it actually was part of the Bible, as the Catholic Church taught.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:58 - Isaiah 53: Evidence from the Old Testament

06:46 - The Prophecy from "Apocryphal" Wisdom

20:20 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

This is our first episode in the "Angels and Demons, Signs and Wonders" series, where we will cover ancient stories about miracles and preternatural events that provide powerful evidence the Catholic Faith is true.

This first episode covers 10 amazing miracle stories from St. Augustine involving the Eucharist, the power of the relics and intercession of the saints, demons, the priesthood, and other sacraments and sacramentals.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

04:24 - Christendom App

04:54 - Why St. Augustine Shared Miracle Accounts

08:25 - Miracle #1: Relics of Saints Heal Blindness

16:35 - Miracle #2: Curing of a Fistula

25:17 - Miracle #3: Healing of Breast Cancer by Baptism

29:06 - Miracle #4: Gout Cured by Baptism

30:40 - Miracle #5: Baptism Cures Paralysis and Hernia

31:47 - Miracle #6: Demonic Exorcism by Priestly Prayers and Mass

33:00 - Miracle #7: Holy Earth from Jerusalem Cures Paralysis

34:59 - Miracle #8: Violent Demon Exorcised by Intercession of the Saints

38:14 - Miracle #9: Priest Exorcises Demons by Tears Mixed With Oil

39:01 - Miracle #10: Bishop's Prayer Expels Demon

39:43 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

In this, our first episode on Purgatory, we show why Purgatory is biblical, common sense, and how it is taught explicitly in one of Jesus's parables.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:24 - Roadmap

04:37 - What is Purgatory?

05:35 - The Soul, Sin, and Impurities

09:13 - Eternal and Temporal Punishment

11:57 - A Father's Punishment

18:26 - Hole in the Wall

21:51 - Jesus Teaches Purgatory

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

In this Papal Snapshot, we cover the extraordinary testimony of St. Peter Chrysologus (c. 380-c. 450) that the Church requires the authority of the Pope in order to settle doctrinal disputes, which is Catholic belief to this day.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:31 - Roadmap

02:18 - Historical Context

03:34 - Letter to Eutyches

05:34 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

This is the first episode in our new series, "The Foolishness of God: The End Times." The term "foolishness of God" comes from St. Paul, who said "the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men" (1 Cor. 1:25). He was speaking about the Passion of Our Lord, which the Church teaches is a type of the end times Passion of the Church (see the Catholic Catechism, paragraphs 675-77).

In this first introductory installment, we'll discuss the Antichrist Agenda as outlined by the famous 19th century protestant convert, St. John Henry Newman, and how most Christians have already accepted many parts of it.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:34 - The End Times Passion of the Church

05:55 - St. John Henry Newman on the Antichrist Agenda

15:22 - Conclusion

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CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION

This is the first episode in our new series, "Setting the Record Straight: The Truth vs. Anti-Catholic Myths," in which we will refute various anti-Catholic myths, and share eye-opening accounts that paint an entirely different picture of the Catholic Church than we are often given.

In this first installment, we cover a largely unknown story of a Pope who not only repented of the sins of priests and Popes at the very beginning of the protestant "reformation," but also provided a stunningly accurate and prophetic warning about where Luther's errors would lead. When I first heard this story as a protestant, I was shocked. I never knew a Catholic Pope, amidst the heat of the "reformation," had shown such transparent humility. It showed me a side of the Catholic Church I never knew, and was certainly never told about. In addition, the Pope's warnings about where Luther's principles would lead rang uncomfortably true with my experience as a protestant.

This story will help refute two comment protestant assertions: that the Catholic Church was unrepentantly corrupt, and that Luther's principles were an attempt at "reform" rather than a revolution.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:35 - Roadmap

04:16 - Historical Context

09:04 - The Pope Repents

15:00 - The Pope Prophesies

27:24 - Conclusion

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