Eternal Christendom Podcast

Eternal Christendom Podcast

di Joshua Charles
Religione e spiritualitàFilosofia

The Prophecy That Convinced Me the “Apocrypha” Was Part of the Bible | Ep. 11

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM 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. But if that was true, and since Wisdom was written centuries before Christ, how could it not be from God, and thus part of the Bible? 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. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 03:58 - Isaiah 53: Evidence from the Old Testament 06:46 - The Prophecy from "Apocryphal" Wisdom 20:20 - Conclusion This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E11
8 gen 2025
22:46

Why the Queen's Chaplain Became Catholic, and a Christmas Reading from St. Augustine | Ep. 10

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! This is a special Christmas episode in which our friend, former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, convert from Anglicanism, and Eternal Christendom Advisory Board Member Gavin Ashenden joins us to discuss his conversion, as well as provide a special reading of St. Augustine's Christmas Day Sermon 191, with a reflection. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro, Gavin's Conversion 20:27 - Reading of St. Augustine, Sermon 191: Christmas Day 30:35 - Reflections and Conclusion This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E10
25 dic 2024
47:52

Angels and Demons, Signs and Wonders: St. Augustine's Hall of Miracles, Part 1 | Ep. 9

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. They offer powerful evidence the Catholic Faith is true. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ 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 This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E9
11 dic 2024
41:21

Purgatory is Biblical, Common Sense, and in a Parable of Jesus | Ep. 8

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM 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. See this Quote Archive on the topic of Purgatory in the Church Fathers: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/quote-archive-purgatory/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ 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 This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E8
27 nov 2024
27:27

Papal Snapshot: We Need the Pope to Settle Doctrine (St. Peter Chrysologus) | Ep. 7

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM 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. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Roadmap 02:18 - Historical Context 03:34 - Letter to Eutyches 05:34 - Conclusion Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E7
13 nov 2024
8:33

The Foolishness of God: Many Christians Already Embrace the Antichrist Agenda | Ep. 6

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM 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. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ 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 Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E6
30 ott 2024
20:12

Setting the Record Straight: Reformation Era Pope Repents, and Warns of Luther's Errors | Ep. 5

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM 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. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 02:35 - Roadmap 04:16 - Historical Context 09:04 - The Pope Repents 15:00 - The Pope Prophesies 27:24 - Conclusion Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E5
16 ott 2024
32:32

Papal Snapshot: Origen Repents to St. Pope Fabian (mid 200s) | Ep. 4

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM In this episode, we do another "Papal Snapshot." Each Papal Snapshot will examine one story, document, or quote from the ancient Church, and unpack what it reveals about the papacy. This Papal Snapshot covers the remarkable instance of Origin (c. 185-c. 253)—a prominent Christian theologian from Alexandria, Egypt—repenting to St. Pope Fabian (died 250) for some of his doctrinal errors. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Roadmap 02:03 - Historical Context 02:43 - Rufinus's Apology 04:06 - Conclusion Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E4
2 ott 2024
6:20

Papal Snapshot: Pagan Historian Acknowledges Papal Authority (mid 300s) | Ep. 3

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM In this episode, our founder Joshua Charles inaugurates a new “mini-series” called “Papal Snapshots.” Each Papal Snapshot will examine one story, document, or quote from the ancient Church, and unpack what it reveals about the nature and extent of papal authority. This first Papal Snapshot covers the remarkable acknowledgement of papal authority in the mid-300s by an ancient pagan historian, Ammianus Marcellinus. His account not only mentions the higher authority of the Pope without further comment, but discusses the acknowledgement of this authority by the Roman Emperor Constantius as well in the midst of the Arian crisis. VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Scriptures of the Day 05:40 - Roadmap 06:12 - Historical Context 08:30 - The Account of Ammianus Marcellinus 10:49 - Conclusion Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E3
5 ago 2024
13:50

No One in Scripture Interpreted it on Their Own | Ep. 2

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM In this episode, our founder Joshua Charles recounts how, in order to solve “my unsolvable dilemma as a protestant” (see Episode #1), he went to Scripture to see how doctrinal disputes were resolved. In the process, he discovered a disturbing fact: no one in Scripture interpreted it on their own. In other words, no one in Scripture was doing what he thought was normative Christian practice as a protestant. On the contrary, everyone was under apostolic authority: the authority of the Apostles themselves, or those they had appointed. Outside this line of authority, no one was empowered to interpret Scripture on their own. Despite the fact that his conversion to the Catholic Faith was still years away, Joshua realized even then that what he was seeing in Scripture was simply not compatible with protestantism (or at the very least, most forms of it). VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/ CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/ DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/ SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 04:28 - Scripture of the Day 04:56 - Quote of the Day 6:00 - Roadmap 6:10 - Introduction 16:34 - The Bereans, The Ethiopian Eunuch and Apostolic Authority 39:00 - The Passing Down of Apostolic Authority 1:07:47 - Conclusion Outro Music: “A Place in Heaven” by Thomas Bergersen License Code: 9OTZEL9EAVMBUDMY This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
E2
8 lug 2024
1:11:07
9 di 19