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TSP 29: The First Christmas: The History and Theology of Jesus' Birth in...
With Christmas upon us, The Sacred Page Podcast turns to look at the birth narrative of Jesus in Matthew and Luke.Are the infancy narratives hopelessly contradictory? Were they simply invented out of...
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St Stephen: Deacon, Martyr, Theological Genius (Special TSP Podcast)
Today our focus--as it should be--is on Christmas. Tomorrow we continue to celebrate the Christmas season, but, as we do that, we celebrate the Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Church.Why...
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TSP 30: Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents: The Rest of the Story
Today the Church remembers the slaughter of the innocents, Herod's savage massacre of all the children two years and younger in the region of Bethlehem after Jesus' birth. The story is recounted in...
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TSP 31: Epiphany: Who were the Magi and what was the Christmas Star?
Who were the magi (Philosophers, Persians, Arabs, Babylonians)? What was the star that guided them (comet, constellation, or angel)? What is the significance of their gifts? What connection is there...
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TSP 32: Leroy Huizenga on Hildegard of Bingen, a New Doctor of the Church
Recently, Pope Benedict XVI made headlines when he added a new name to the official list of figures given the title "Doctor of the Church": St. Hildegard of Bingen. Who was she? Why did the Holy Father...
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TSP 33: Interview with Historian Andrew Jones on the History of Papal...
Recently I spoke with Dr. Andrew Jones, a Church historian with Logos Bible Software, on the history of papal resignations. Jones does a fantastic job, surveying all the evidence, beginning with the...
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