Podcast Description

What does it cost to stand for truth when powerful forces want you silenced? This episode opens with Athanasius of Alexandria fiercely defending himself against relentless false accusations, showing how he was repeatedly condemned, exiled, and attacked — yet refused to abandon the truth that Christ is fully God. Augustine then turns inward, confessing the dangerous allurements of the eyes and the beauty of creation, praying that God would possess his soul rather than the passing pleasures of this world. Finally, Thomas Aquinas draws sharp lines between true religion and superstition, explaining why both superstitious practices and tempting God are unlawful. Together these readings call us to reject every form of falsehood and to worship God with sincere hearts, using the means He has given rather than in ...